Fragging Zoa Colonies on huge rocks

[Hungriee]

How do you all frag your zoa colonies on big rocks? I plan on breaking down one of the colonies and got most of the small pieces off a huge rock using a coral cutter but cant get the huge mat of zoas on the rock? is there a way to break the rock w/o hurting the zoas?

 

[Hypertek99]

The best way to cut through the big rocks is with a diamond bandsaw.

 

[Sikryd]

I'd just got in there with a scapel.

 

[macawmagic]

I use a scalpal to scrape the zoas off the rocks and the superglue them down. give it a week or 2 and they'll be healed over the super glue

 

[Hungriee]

do you scrape the zoa mat off the rock or do you scrape a thin slice of the rock ?

 

[gflat65]

If you can get rock, all the better, IMO. That gives something more solid to glue down, too.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Definitely get as much rock as possible.

 

[macawmagic]

when I frag, I usually just get the mat. no rock. and then put a glob of superglue and stick the zoa/paly into the glue. it's worked for me. I do get some that end up dieing, but that's the life of fragging.

 

[EliteReefs]

i will second the diamond laser band saw. I just got one this past weekend and i am kicking myself for nothaving one sooner. makes fragging just about any coral super easy and offers great control.

 

[*Jeff]

Definitely get as much rock as possible.

I agree, thats the way I do it.

 

[gflat65]

If it can be removed from the tank, it will be cut with a diamond bandsaw at my house, too. Too easy on every coral I've tried, and very low stress.