Fragging questions

[Sleeping Giant]

I want to frag my large leather coral
This is my plan, not sure if its right. Maybe some people can chime in.

1. Remove leather from tank and place in bucket with tank water, about half a 5 gallon pail. (1st pail)(p1)

2. Another half full 5 gallon pail of tank water with coral dip in it. (2nd pail)(p2)

3. Another half full 5 gallon pail of tank water for rinsing after cutting. (3rd pail)(p3)

My plan is to remove the leather, cut what I can from it, dip it (p2), rinse it(p3), place back into tank. This would be the main part that is attached to rock. I will be dipping and rinsing upside down so I don't coral dip the rock.

I'll do my cutting at my table and reuse the first bucket (p1) for storage of the frags while I finish fragging and before dipping.

After fragging, coral dip (p2), rinse in clean water (p3) then place in frag rack in tank.

Then add new water to tank to fill for water removed for fragging.

Let frags attach to plugs and sell...but for how much????

 

[mdb_talon]

Seems fine. When it comes to leathers it seems the hard part is always attaching them to something(in my experience)

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Seems fine. When it comes to leathers it seems the hard part is always attaching them to something(in my experience)

Thanks for your reply

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Seems fine. When it comes to leathers it seems the hard part is always attaching them to something(in my experience)

I have frag plugs and small elastic bands

 

[mdb_talon]

I have frag plugs and small elastic bands

I always seem to get them too tight and cut it or too loose and they float away

Last week i realized i was out of rubber bands after i cut them. Stole the plastic corncob holders out of the kitchen and screwed them into the leathers. Then i went to buy some more before wife noticed!

Anyway they worked fantastic. For next time i am going to find some plastic screws similar to what is on those(but cheaper).

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Sounds good bro. Look fwd to ur frags
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Whats your cutting tool? How bigs your mother leather?
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[Sleeping Giant]

Whats your cutting tool? How bigs your mother leather?
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Cutting tool is fresh razor blades, surgical scissors.
The mother is roughly 15" across, but it's been trying to pull itself apart between 2 rocks to self frag for about 2-3 months and it's not going so good. Lots of holes and tears on the edges.

I figured it's time for a Sleeping Giant intervention, lol

Picture is before it started to try and self frag

 

[F i s h y]

You shouldn't need to dip it in my opinion if it's coming from your own tank and going right back in. Unless you suspect some kind of pest this is an extra step that isn't needed.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I wouldnt use the coral dip. Maybe revive.
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[Sleeping Giant]

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You shouldn't need to dip it in my opinion if it's coming from your own tank and going right back in. Unless you suspect some kind of pest this is an extra step that isn't needed.

Was thinking the dip will help with healing and wouldn't hurt if there is something I don't know I have in my tank. Some hitchhiker's are sneaky sneaky. Lol

 

[Sleeping Giant]

I wouldnt use the coral dip. Maybe revive.
D

I only have coral rx

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Making water tonight, I'll see if I can scavenge up some courage to cut it tomorrow.....I just feel so bad, and I worry it's not a good decision.