What tools do you all use to frag your SPS?

[spankey]

I was curious, as to what tools you guys that frag use to well...Frag? I tried snapping pieces off but then you damage the polyp holes when you try to grab the piece you are trying to brake, at least with acro's.

Anyone offer any insight as to what they use to frag? I have seen the surgical looking snipps mentioned before, but where do you get them and are they pricey?

Is there anything I can get like say at Home Depot or Lowes to do this job?

Thanks
Spankey

 

[panic]

Wire cutters from the hardware store. The kind with the longer pointy nose to get small spots between branches

 

[spankey]

They don't rust? Even when you dry them off? That's my concern, rust?

Thanks
Spankey

 

[tangwang]

Get the big nail clippers (the ones that look like pliers) from Wally world. been using the same pair for a year now




Matt

 

[Michael7979]

What ever you use........after you are done rinse them in FW and dry them that will help with the rust issue.

 

[Michael7979]

P.S. Some of the LFS here have bone cutters for $15-$20, so look around for the best deal.

 

[Arch01]

Isn't it just a matter of time before any tool will rust in salt water unless you rinse them after use? Everything lasts longer if you take good care of it.

 

[Wiskey]

I use a big pair of dikes for branches.

For monti/encrusting/big trunks I bust out the dremel.

Whiskey

 

[seattlerob]

I'm thinking of ordering from here: http://www.drinstruments.com/xq/ASP.store/cat.29/qx/Aquatic+Tools.htm

Aquatic tools from drinstruments.com made of surgical stainless steel. Prices look pretty good and there's quite a few tools there that look interesting

hth,
rob

 

[organism]

I use the boston aqua farms clippers, very good quality and cut smoothly

 

[JB NY]

I've got all kinds of things from bone cutters to pliers. But I still use a flathead screwdriver about 70% of the time.

 

[duec22]

I use bone shearers, they work great as long as the branch isn't too thick...then it's dremmel time. You can usually pick up a piar at the grocery store next to the nail clippers...they have just been repackaged as a nail product....or if you have a swapmeet near you, you can probably get them even cheaper...

 

[Frankysreef]

Go to your local fishing store and get fishing pliers.. they are coated and don't rust as fast.