Get this coral off the plug.

[jwesley5480]

I bought this wonderful branching hammer at my LFS and I want to put it on my rockscape. Problem is it’s got this very ugly plug at the bottom and I’m kinda new to coral. What do I do?

 

[AydenLincoln]

You could buy a coral fragging kit and bone cutters to remove it or if you have an electric saw you could grind it down/cut it off. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-coral-propagation-kit-standard-2-bundle.html

 

[blaxsun]

Find a flat spot to glue the plug to the rock.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Find a flat spot to glue the plug to the rock.

Or that lol. But I know not everyone likes plugs or can find a good spot on their rocks.

 

[KrisReef]

Hacksaw just above the ugly plug where it intersects the main bone branch of the lps. Go slowly and it should cut fairly easy and leave you a flat end. Superglue gel that end onto it's forever new home in the tank.

 

[jwesley5480]

if it was just a flat white plug I’d glue it to the rock like my other ones but it’s this purple flat base kind of like a fake rock. I remember a video saying this is an aquaculture type plug I think. Does that sound right? Anyways I need a bone cutter or diamond blade dremel to cut it right?.

 

[blaxsun]

if it was just a flat white plug I’d glue it to the rock like my other ones but it’s this purple flat base kind of like a fake rock. I remember a video saying this is an aquaculture type plug I think. Does that sound right? Anyways I need a bone cutter or diamond blade dremel to cut it right?.

In six months it'll look the same as the rest of your rock. Trust me...

 

[KrisReef]

That skeleton is flakey inside and will cut with a regular hacksaw blade. You need a saw to cut through because the bone cutter will tend to crush it instead of cut. A wire saw used for pvc would also work, but you need a vice to hold with a wire saw taking two hands.

Edit, even a dremel can use the fibre board cut off wheel and make quick work of it.

 

[KrisReef]

If you just got it, it will survive on the plug nicely until it is acclimated to your tank. GL