XL Frag disk needed

Leadfooted · Mar 15, 2019

I have a Chalice overgrowing a 3" disk and needs a bigger home. Does anyone know where I can find a ceramic square or disk in the 6" range?

James M · Mar 15, 2019

I don’t think anyone makes 6” frag disks/plugs. Largest I’ve seen is 4”

JBKReef · Mar 15, 2019

Leadfooted said:
I have a Chalice overgrowing a 3" disk and needs a bigger home. Does anyone know where I can find a ceramic square or disk in the 6" range?

why not frag it up?

Sod Buster · Mar 15, 2019

Go to lowes and get a ceramic floor tile.

SneakyTortuga · Mar 15, 2019

You could buy a pack of small tiles from Home Depot for a few dollars. They have 3x6 or 4x8

Leadfooted · Mar 15, 2019

Sod Buster said:
Go to lowes and get a ceramic floor tile.

Do you need to do anything particular to tiles from Lowes or home depot before they go in the DT ? I hadn't thought of that, thanks.

Leadfooted · Mar 15, 2019

JBKReef said:
why not frag it up?

I could but I mostly grew it out to sell and learn from. Trying to upgrade my system

Caravanshaka · Mar 15, 2019

travertine tiles from HD or Lowe's. I'm using 4" and 3"x6", but they make 6"

Leadfooted · Mar 15, 2019

Caravanshaka said:
travertine tiles from HD or Lowe's. I'm using 4" and 3"x6", but they make 6"

Thank you

Caravanshaka · Mar 15, 2019

Leadfooted said:
Thank you

FYI, the only prep I do is to soak them in RODI for a couple hours, then shake them out really well to get any dust off.

PicassoDan · Mar 15, 2019

I make frag plugs/discs with clay and fire them. I could make custom sizes/shapes if you want if you just pay for the shipping.

JBKReef · Mar 15, 2019

PicassoDan said:
I make frag plugs/discs with clay and fire them. I could make custom sizes/shapes if you want if you just pay for the shipping.

Thats really cool

JBKReef · Mar 15, 2019

Leadfooted said:
I could but I mostly grew it out to sell and learn from. Trying to upgrade my system

What if you arrange other frag tiles under the main tile. That way will allow it to grow, but you could easily separate from the mother colony if you ever want/need to.

PicassoDan · Mar 15, 2019

I've thought about making a big ceramic tile like a Hershey's bar with sections that can be broken by hand once you're ready to frag it up. Hmmm...

Leadfooted · Mar 15, 2019

PicassoDan said:
I make frag plugs/discs with clay and fire them. I could make custom sizes/shapes if you want if you just pay for the shipping.

Thank you Dan, good chance I'll be reaching out some other time.

Leadfooted · Mar 15, 2019

JBKReef said:
What if you arrange other frag tiles under the main tile. That way will allow it to grow, but you could easily separate from the mother colony if you ever want/need to.

I like this idea or some form of it. Now I wonder how hard the skeleton is for a chalice like this. I have hand cutting tools and dremel tool but no wet or powered saw.

Can you trim a chalice with blade or dremel?

I was also thinking of getting a 6" Tile, cutting a 3" hole in it (place this colony in the middle) and allowing the chalice to grow out smoothly onto the new 6" Tile. Then I would have any extra growth to keep that grew onto the new 6" tile (still selling the mother on the 3"disk). I think that's the plan, we'll see....