frogspawn

[jjclark22]

what would be the best way to frag a frog spawn that has 2 nice big branches on it? i have fraged softer corals before just making a quick straight cut with a really sharp razor but noting like this.

 

[moumda]

A dremel tool or a nipper to cut the branch towards the bottom. Be sure not to cut too high up and get the flesh.

 

[jjclark22]

i was going to cut it close to the Y section would just a regular cutting wheel on the dremel work or is there a better choice i dont want to screw this up its a really nice one.

 

[papagimp]

I use my "dykes" or wire cutters from work and then use the dremel to clean up the break. But using just a dremel is just as good.

 

[CookieJar]

dremel's worked fine for me. I usually cut off a lot of the "stalk" part w/o problem since I don't want the flesh part sticking up so high, but if you're concerned, leave a lot of the stalk on it. Frogspawn is hard to damage unless you cook it at 99F- believe me I found out.

 

[Shade00]

Dremel is a bit fancy for me, but it would definitely give you the best cut. Usually frogspawn branches break off when I don't want them to - but I've used tin snips to cut them where I wanted them.

 

[jjclark22]

thanks for the input it would be nice to see one on each side of the tank and it has grown pretty fast it surprised me by its grow rate.

 

[drummereef]

This was a Reefkeeping topic a little while back. Check it out.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-11/fotm/index.php