groupergenius
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Do you just cut the base and split?
Anybody fragged a pipe organ??
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alexmir
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I t seems pretty easy to, since each head has a seperate tube. But they are suck sensitive coral, i have had one die on me just because it feel off of the rock it was on. I Now have a gorgeous piece, and am really careful with it.
I would imagine just break off the piece you want to frag, but i wouldnt recommend it, they seem to bee pretty sensitive.
I would imagine just break off the piece you want to frag, but i wouldnt recommend it, they seem to bee pretty sensitive.
reefkprz
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be prepared for the polyps on the edges of the frag to die.
just take a long heavy duty kitchen knife and chop straight down through the section you want removed. this will of course crush and mangle the polyps on the edges of the cut.
unfortunatly trying to baby the way through the coral by snipping tends to cause mis breaks and fractures horizontally killing many more polyps. this is one of the few times that a brutal fast
chop tends to be the most effective as it usually cleaves a nice vertical line damaging the least polyps. after fragging make sure that the coral and frag are in really good flow to was away the dying polyps and any infections, necrosis, etc, that will want to build up on the dead flesh, to prevent it from spreading to other polyps in the colony.
this is a moderatly risky frag. 1 to 10, ten being impossible 1 being mushroom its about a 6.5-7 (I have never seen a 10, goniopora rates a 9 on my scale)
just take a long heavy duty kitchen knife and chop straight down through the section you want removed. this will of course crush and mangle the polyps on the edges of the cut.
unfortunatly trying to baby the way through the coral by snipping tends to cause mis breaks and fractures horizontally killing many more polyps. this is one of the few times that a brutal fast
chop tends to be the most effective as it usually cleaves a nice vertical line damaging the least polyps. after fragging make sure that the coral and frag are in really good flow to was away the dying polyps and any infections, necrosis, etc, that will want to build up on the dead flesh, to prevent it from spreading to other polyps in the colony.
this is a moderatly risky frag. 1 to 10, ten being impossible 1 being mushroom its about a 6.5-7 (I have never seen a 10, goniopora rates a 9 on my scale)
groupergenius
Active Member
Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/2724346
did you frag it?
Not yet. I was wanting to take a peice to a swap this weekend, but I think I'll wait to frag it. Make sure both sides heal up like you say.
http:///forum/post/2724346
did you frag it?
Not yet. I was wanting to take a peice to a swap this weekend, but I think I'll wait to frag it. Make sure both sides heal up like you say.
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dennis210
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I have found mine to be an easy fragger. After 2 years growth I was just moving it and it broke so I just snapped it in my hands whereever it wanted -
no kidding 100% survived!
Dennis
no kidding 100% survived!
Dennis
sharkbait9
Active Member
i used this to frag mine with no ill effects
