New Frag Toy!!!

returnofsid · Apr 22, 2009

You know what they say about Big Boys and their Big Boy Toys??

Muhahahaha!!! Pictures will be up this evening, but had to write about this NOW! I picked up a Chicago wet tile saw from Harbor Freight today, for under $50.00!!! Granted, it will only cut 1 1/4" material, but I can't wait to put this baby to use. As soon as Angie's home to take pictures, I'll be fragging my Echinophyllia and Turbinaria Scroll Coral with it. Who knows, I might go frag happy and find other stuff to frag with it!!

Last time I fragged my Echino, I used my Dremel with a diamond cut-off wheel. I wasn't too happy with the results. It took too long, wasn't very accurate and was a regular pain in the butt. I think this will go much smoother, make a much cleaner cut, be much faster and will be much less stressful to the corals. Did I use the word "much" too "much?"

Stay tuned for pictures!!!

returnofsid · Apr 23, 2009

WooHoo!!! Success!!!

As you'll see from the pics, Power Fragging makes me WET!!

returnofsid · Apr 23, 2009

returnofsid · Apr 23, 2009

killingseed2000 · Apr 23, 2009

loooks great , fixed you images , too much scrolling to the right. press enter after each images. take practice i know. you get the hang of it.

returnofsid · Apr 23, 2009

Killingseed, please let me know how you fixed them, so I can do it right next time...lol. Oh, ya mean put a space between each image? Did it line them all up left to right?

Thank you for fixing them for me!!!

coral88 · Apr 23, 2009

Do you put saltwater in it?

returnofsid · Apr 23, 2009

Coral88, yes, the reservoir only requires 5 cups to be full, and only 3 cups to submerge part of the blade. I did put about 4 cups of saltwater, from my tank, into the reservoir. Then I put freshwater through the reservoir and ran the blade, just to rinse it off.

returnofsid · Apr 28, 2009

This will be my next victim.

My Pink Hammer Coral fell on it and went unnoticed for a couple of days. Burned a few polyps of the Favia. Now I'm noticing a couple more polyps are receding, so, it's time to cut it up!! Will try to get pics of the process!!!

ddr_phish · Apr 28, 2009

Sweet, Harbor Freight always has AWESOME deals on equipment.

subielover · Apr 28, 2009

Awesome deal, and great pics.

returnofsid · Apr 28, 2009

I'd like to purchase some tiles at Home Depot to cut into smaller squares (1 1/2X1 1/2). Any suggestions on what types of HD tiles are reef safe?

returnofsid · May 3, 2009

Well, I got the Favia fragged up. Here's some pictures. I wasn't able to take any pics of the frags, back in the tank, since lights were out by the time I put them back in. I'll get pics of them in the morning. You'll notice my new and improved "Fragging Attire." Better than the "wet t-shirt contest" look of last time.

Here, you can see the damage done when the Hammer Coral fell onto the Favia. The initial damage wasn't as severe, but spread over the past week.

The remainder of the Favia is nice and healthy, but around the stung portion, the tissue continued to recede, well after the sting.

First, to cut off a lot of the excess skeleton.

Now let's get to the fun.