Favia Growth?

[BlazinNano]

Does Favia encrust to the rocks once they grow off the frag plug? I have a frag of X-Mas Favia that one side of it is almost off the plug. Right now it is on a frag rack but I was going to move it to the rockwork to make room on the rack and so I can see it better. If I do this should I put it on a rock that can be taken out if it eeds to be fragged? Also how is it fragged?

 

[ddr_phish]

They do tend to encrust some.

 

[xrayrider]

Use a drimel with a steel cutting wheel that is dimond coated to carefully cut the Favia frags.

 

[Hypertek99]

Where ever the frag plug is sitting it will encrust over it and onto what it's sitting on. If it's on a rock it will encrust on a rock. To frag them off big rocks you will most likely need a bandsaw. If it's small you can use a dremel with diamond cutoff wheel.

 

[cpage3]

The best way to continue fast growth of the frag is to position the plug so that it is flush with a rock formation for easy encrusting. I will cut off the bottom part of the plugs and glue them to surfaces to achieve this.

Also a wet tile saw is a very fast and effective way to frag things with thick skeletons. Just fill the resevoir with salt water

chris

 

[BlazinNano]

Now if they are are on the sand bed will they still grow? Will the growth be slower? I know with chalices everyone says they grow faster once they reach the sand because it is smooth. Is this true for favias as well?