Plug recommendations for favia

[jmatt]

Picked up a few favia / favite frags and have them sitting in eggcrate at the moment. Assuming I can not only keep them alive, but have them grow a bit (not a given lol), what's a decent frag style for a brain coral like this?

I have no idea where I'm gonna put them in the DT ultimately, so I'm looking to give them an appropriate base for a year or so.

I dislike when I see large puddling frags on a flat plug... but these don't puddle, right? They kinda build a dome upwards in which case a flat plug might actually be appropriate.

Any advice?

And I'm sure there's a reason people will puddle their frags, I just don't know what it is. Easier to cut up and sell?

 

[MoshJosh]

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/oceans-wonders-coral-frag-rocks-10-pack.html

 

[blaxsun]

They will eventually grow around the plug if given enough time, but the above is an awesome idea.

 

[jmatt]

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/oceans-wonders-coral-frag-rocks-10-pack.html

That was fast, I'll take a look.

 

[jmatt]

That was fast, I'll take a look.

Now if they only had them in purple or gray... hmm.

Perhaps I could coat them with a thin skin of Aquaforest Stone Fix, that's pretty dark.

 

[jmatt]

This has promise.

https://realreefrock.com/product/real-reef-frag-rocks/

 

[Derrick0580]

Reefing Art Breakable Coral Frag Tile 4inch 10pcs with Free Aquarium Glue White frag Rack Plugs https://a.co/d/hORInty

I love these for encrusting corals.

 

[fish farmer]

Picked up a few favia / favite frags and have them sitting in eggcrate at the moment. Assuming I can not only keep them alive, but have them grow a bit (not a given lol), what's a decent frag style for a brain coral like this?

I have no idea where I'm gonna put them in the DT ultimately, so I'm looking to give them an appropriate base for a year or so.

I dislike when I see large puddling frags on a flat plug... but these don't puddle, right? They kinda build a dome upwards in which case a flat plug might actually be appropriate.

Any advice?

And I'm sure there's a reason people will puddle their frags, I just don't know what it is. Easier to cut up and sell?

I usually take rock rubble and form a mound style base so they can't grow flat. You could also find flat tile you could cut and layer slightly larger underneath.

The top of this was only 5 polyps, I mounted it to rubble and eventually to the rock. It's starting to hang over, so I may stuff epoxy along the edges.

I did the same to this one. I started with 5 polyps and grew it over a round base.