SPS fragging question

[JFrar]

Hey guys/girls so I have never gotten into fragging my SPS's yet and i kind of want to... i want to start with my birds nests i have because they grow so **** quick and seem to be a good starter to frag. Anyway so my question(s) is first what should i use to make a good clean cut that can heal up good and quick? I think i saw somewhere that a high quality pair of toe nail clippers in the cosmetics section of a retail store? i dont know i just heard that from somewhere... another question is should i dip the coral in a solution to promote a healthy heal after the cut ? I'm hoping to frag 2 of my birdsnest and let them grow to start returning them back to my LFS for some credits every few months. Thanks in advance to any feedback!

 

[reef lover]

birds nest are a great beginers coral, i use bone cuters to snip off the desired chunk, then i use revive from 2 little fishies to dip the fresh frags, coral glue them to a plug, rinse in fresh saltwater and put back in dt next to colony until they heal. hope this helps!

 

[JFrar]

thanks, im kinda thinkin my LFS will have some bone cutters for sale.

 

[Keithcorals]

A good pair of stainless bone cutters is a good way to go and will last you a very very long time I've had mine for five years or so(I think mine came from bulkreefsupply.com). I've easily cut over 1000 frag's and have an extremely high survival rate I don't see the need to dip a fresh-cut frag it causes unnecessary stress. I do find the quicker you can cut them and return them to where they were the better they usually heal.