Infection from fragging mushrooms

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I recently fragged 2 Rhodactis and 3 maxi mini carpet anemones all with the same outcome.

Either one half caught an infection or both halves did. It averaged out at around 50% success rate. The worst part is the infection from my carpets spread out to 2 RFAs which also melted.

I fragged everything over 3 days, clean cut through the middle with a fresh razor blade. Then I did a short iodine dip.

I’m very confused because lots of people successfully frag this way. Am I doing something wrong? And is the rubberband technique less prone to infection?
 

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Presumably you used surgical procedures for the operation, so did they all go back into the same recovery tank?
Was the recovery tank ~sterile too?
 
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Presumably you used surgical procedures for the operation, so did they all go back into the same recovery tank?
Was the recovery tank ~sterile too?
Didn’t even think about a sterile tank to be honest, it went back into my display. Confusing because I can’t find a lot about people in my situation, most seem to have no issue. I won’t be fragging for a while given the results.
 

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