FarmerTy's 215-gallon SPS Tank

[FarmerTy]

So. Much. Eye candy!! About a month and a half and my tank will be ready!

That’s an exciting time!

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

Did I copy you or did you copy me?

You copied him!

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

Really nice!
Just to know; is there some advantages to put the frag on the epoxy instead of just gluing it on the plug?
Thanks

I resisted the idea of doing this for a long time as I thought it would be messy and required using 2 glues instead of 1, but I recently switched to doing this method, and love it. In addition to holding the frag MUCH better, the coral seems to encrust quicker onto the epoxy than it does on super glue. Also if you are removing the frag from the plug, you can still keep some of the base by cutting the epoxy ball off instead of cutting the actual frag.

 

[FarmerTy]

Boom Corals Bloody Mary Stag - I want a huge colony of this in the display!

RR Olympus - camera doesn’t pick up the baby blue along the whiter portions of the tips

RRC OG OP getting more color each day

 

[FarmerTy]

I resisted the idea of doing this for a long time as I thought it would be messy and required using 2 glues instead of 1, but I recently switched to doing this method, and love it. In addition to holding the frag MUCH better, the coral seems to encrust quicker onto the epoxy than it does on super glue. Also if you are removing the frag from the plug, you can still keep some of the base by cutting the epoxy ball off instead of cutting the actual frag.

That's interesting that you are seeing corals encrust quicker. I might have to do a side by side test to see. That would be highly beneficial in the frag world. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

I resisted the idea of doing this for a long time as I thought it would be messy and required using 2 glues instead of 1, but I recently switched to doing this method, and love it. In addition to holding the frag MUCH better, the coral seems to encrust quicker onto the epoxy than it does on super glue. Also if you are removing the frag from the plug, you can still keep some of the base by cutting the epoxy ball off instead of cutting the actual frag.

That's interesting that you are seeing corals encrust quicker. I might have to do a side by side test to see. That would be highly beneficial in the frag world. Thanks for sharing!

I just started doing that as well, all my frags seem to do better overall and encrust faster on epoxy then superglue. As well as I think epoxy frags look nicer/cleaner.

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

I just started doing that as well, all my frags seem to do better overall and encrust faster on epoxy then superglue. As well as I think epoxy frags look nicer/cleaner.

 

[FarmerTy]

I just started doing that as well, all my frags seem to do better overall and encrust faster on epoxy then superglue. As well as I think epoxy frags look nicer/cleaner.

I do enjoy their aesthetics! I'll give the side by side a try and see which one wins the encrustment battle!

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I do enjoy their aesthetics! I'll give the side by side a try and see which one wins the encrustment battle!

I actually have a side by side going at home with accidental Sunday driver nubs. I did one with epoxy and the other with just glue bc I didn’t feel like getting more epoxy out. I’ll have to check and see if there’s any difference. Both are the same size and done the same day

 

[BighohoReef]

Calikids Black Mamba Mushroom

ORA Hawkins Enchinata

@Mrmiles @ReeferBlaine

You know what type of growth I'm expecting from that black mamba

 

[FarmerTy]

I actually have a side by side going at home with accidental Sunday driver nubs. I did one with epoxy and the other with just glue bc I didn’t feel like getting more epoxy out. I’ll have to check and see if there’s any difference. Both are the same size and done the same day

I’ll await your results sir

 

[FarmerTy]

@Mrmiles @ReeferBlaine

You know what type of growth I'm expecting from that black mamba

I think I have 3 now. I can’t really tell... they’ve taken over that disc plug I had it on.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I’ll await your results sir

With epoxy

Without epoxy

Looks about the same to me

 

[FarmerTy]

FarmerTy Lotus Blossum

TSA Dragonfruit

TSA Bubbleyum

 

[dragon99]

FarmerTy Lotus Blossum

FarmerTy Lotus Blossum

Suckers bet there. I haven’t posted the same coral since 2015 when this thread started.

Didn't you say something about never posting the same frag photo?

edit: that gif is maybe a bit angry, it's intended in jest

 

[GBRsouth]

Didn't you say something about never posting the same frag photo?

edit: that gif is maybe a bit angry, it's intended in jest

Good catch! He owes you a frag of it now as he did not decline to play the game!

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

FarmerTy Lotus Blossum

TSA Dragonfruit

TSA Bubbleyum

Whoa.....what happened to the Bubbleyum? You know I got my eye on this one! A few weeks ago it was this...

 

[FarmerTy]

didn’t you say something about never posting the same frag photo?

edit: that gif is maybe a bit angry, it's intended in jest

The frag is in the mail. Be to you in the morning...

 

[FarmerTy]

muWhoa.....what happened to the Bubbleyum? You know I got my eye on this one! A few weeks ago it was this...

I got two of them!

 

[FarmerTy]

Dang... you guys pay too much attention. I’m going to have to be more careful!