ceramic frag plugs in bulk

chadfarmer · Apr 22, 2007

anyone know where you can buy ceramic frag plugs in bulk?

i see them in 50 packs but i want to get maybe 500-1000 between a few local guys i figured we might get a price break

was thanking the BAF but i figured if there was no leaching

revhtree · Apr 22, 2007

Ya I would like to know as well.

chadfarmer · Apr 22, 2007

i have been looking into making my own but the kiln is the problem 2250 degree scares me

weimers75 · Apr 23, 2007

Try your local high school, they probably have a kiln and can fire them for you.

msman825 · Apr 23, 2007

http://cgi.ebay.com/100-micro-coral...hZ009QQcategoryZ46308QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

Stixbaraca · Apr 23, 2007

I bought the ceramic ones from someone off of this site a while back...can't remember who though

143gadgets · Apr 23, 2007

I bought mine from Boston Aqua Farms. You can buy them in bulk straight from the company.

Stixbaraca · Apr 23, 2007

he's looking for ceramic though...not the araago ones.

vetteman · Apr 23, 2007

I make my own..... the clay is pretty cheap... cost to fire is another story..

patedship · Apr 23, 2007

Yeah Zeppelin, sells in bulk. I think he said something like 500 plugs for like $180 shipped.

vetteman · Apr 23, 2007

patedship said:
Yeah Zeppelin, sells in bulk. I think he said something like 500 plugs for like $180 shipped.

is there anything nice I can say................... I like Gooch.....

Stixbaraca · Apr 23, 2007

I agree...in bulk should be cheaper!

Enraged · Apr 23, 2007

Can i ask why ceramic over the ones from Boston aqua?
personal preference or otherwisre?

PM me if you dont want to hijack

patedship · Apr 23, 2007

Ceramic ones do not need to be cured i.e. (running them thru water for several weeks before use). For reef addicts like us we need to have ones available at the drop of a dime.

vetteman · Apr 23, 2007

coralnutz said:
Wonder what it costs to make these? That's $0.36/each in bulk seems very expensive.

it cost me 25 cents each to have them fired........

vetteman · Apr 23, 2007

coralnutz said:
Wow that seems crazy...

I don't have a kiln and that is what the pottery is charging... but the clay is cheap and I save on the shipping cost.... I've made 100 so far and taking in the size of the block of clay I have it looks like I have enough to make another 1,000,000,000,000,000 give or take 1000 :lol: the clay was about $13

chadfarmer · Apr 23, 2007

clay is cheap

pookstreet · Apr 23, 2007

www.thefilterguys.biz sells them.

surfn · Apr 23, 2007

IMO, i like the BAF agrecrate ones better than the ceramic ones. i've never had to pre-cure them since they are already supposed to be curred, and never had any pH or alk issues with putting some in my tank (granted, i've never put in more than 5-10/day).

i dont like the ceramic ones, b/c if you ever decide to get a small frag, off of the frag plug, they are very difficult to cut without a dremel.

i've never had a problem with the BAF ones falling apart on their own, and they dont take much force to chip away when i want to re-mount something somewhere, or take a small frag off the frag plug.

ficklefins · Apr 23, 2007

surfn said:
i dont like the ceramic ones, b/c if you ever decide to get a small frag, off of the frag plug, they are very difficult to cut without a dremel.

Good point Al. I just got the ceramic ones from someone on ebay and so far I like them. Since I haven't had to frag anything off of them I'm not sure how difficult this could get, like Al said.