ceramic frag plugs in bulk

[chadfarmer]

anyone know where you can buy ceramic frag plugs in bulk?

i see them in 50 packs but i want to get maybe 500-1000 between a few local guys i figured we might get a price break


was thanking the BAF but i figured if there was no leaching

 

[revhtree]

Ya I would like to know as well.

 

[chadfarmer]

i have been looking into making my own but the kiln is the problem 2250 degree scares me

 

[weimers75]

Try your local high school, they probably have a kiln and can fire them for you.

 

[msman825]

http://cgi.ebay.com/100-micro-coral...hZ009QQcategoryZ46308QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

 

[Stixbaraca]

I bought the ceramic ones from someone off of this site a while back...can't remember who though

 

[143gadgets]

I bought mine from Boston Aqua Farms. You can buy them in bulk straight from the company.

 

[Stixbaraca]

he's looking for ceramic though...not the araago ones.

 

[vetteman]

I make my own..... the clay is pretty cheap... cost to fire is another story..

 

[patedship]

Yeah Zeppelin, sells in bulk. I think he said something like 500 plugs for like $180 shipped.

 

[vetteman]

Yeah Zeppelin, sells in bulk. I think he said something like 500 plugs for like $180 shipped.

is there anything nice I can say................... I like Gooch.....

 

[Stixbaraca]

I agree...in bulk should be cheaper!

 

[Enraged]

Can i ask why ceramic over the ones from Boston aqua?
personal preference or otherwisre?

PM me if you dont want to hijack

 

[patedship]

Ceramic ones do not need to be cured i.e. (running them thru water for several weeks before use). For reef addicts like us we need to have ones available at the drop of a dime.

 

[vetteman]

Wonder what it costs to make these? That's $0.36/each in bulk seems very expensive.

it cost me 25 cents each to have them fired........

 

[vetteman]

Wow that seems crazy...

I don't have a kiln and that is what the pottery is charging... but the clay is cheap and I save on the shipping cost.... I've made 100 so far and taking in the size of the block of clay I have it looks like I have enough to make another 1,000,000,000,000,000 give or take 1000 :lol: the clay was about $13

 

[chadfarmer]

clay is cheap

 

[pookstreet]

www.thefilterguys.biz sells them.

 

[surfn]

IMO, i like the BAF agrecrate ones better than the ceramic ones. i've never had to pre-cure them since they are already supposed to be curred, and never had any pH or alk issues with putting some in my tank (granted, i've never put in more than 5-10/day).

i dont like the ceramic ones, b/c if you ever decide to get a small frag, off of the frag plug, they are very difficult to cut without a dremel.

i've never had a problem with the BAF ones falling apart on their own, and they dont take much force to chip away when i want to re-mount something somewhere, or take a small frag off the frag plug.

 

[ficklefins]

i dont like the ceramic ones, b/c if you ever decide to get a small frag, off of the frag plug, they are very difficult to cut without a dremel.

Good point Al. I just got the ceramic ones from someone on ebay and so far I like them. Since I haven't had to frag anything off of them I'm not sure how difficult this could get, like Al said.