mr.reeferman
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how do you get a small group of zoas off a frag ? scared i will hurt them
coral from frag removal ? help
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Is this to put them on the rock? What I do is I chip the nub on the bottom of the frag plug off and glue the rest on, the zoas will grow over the plug.
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mr.reeferman
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oh ok i i had a friend that removed that took his completely off but he would never tell me the secret i only have one frag in my tank and it happens to be pvc i really dont like the plastic frags is why i wanna do this but thanks
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Just remember if you try to scrap them off the plug with a scalpel you should have gloves and especially eye protection. My OAG squirt all over the place when I fragged them last time. Palytoxin is no joke and you should be aware of this if you are not. Some are worse than others from what I have read.
Personally I also leave them on the plug and cut bottom like Oscaror
Personally I also leave them on the plug and cut bottom like Oscaror
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mr.reeferman
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i wont risk hurting them in this way love my animals to much and the money i spent almost as much lol
kendavjac
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If your zoa's are like mine, then they will spread so quickly that you won't be able to see the pvc plug in a couple of months. If it really bothers you then take them off the plug or cut he plug down to a size that is the same size as the zoa's (so you can't see the plug) and glue this to either your rock structure or to a plug of your liking.
I have removed them several times, but always on zoa's that are on live rock . I assume it will work the same on PVC. If they have formed a mat, then I lift up 1 edge with a chisel or scalpel. Once this is done you can usually just work the mat of zoa's the rest of the way off in 1 or 2 large pieces. I do this in the tank as I have them on some of my base rock that I can't take out. I have to do this every couple of months as my zoa's are spreading to fast and are bothering my other corals. The bonus is that I can now sell those zoa's back to the LFS for my coral.
I have removed them several times, but always on zoa's that are on live rock . I assume it will work the same on PVC. If they have formed a mat, then I lift up 1 edge with a chisel or scalpel. Once this is done you can usually just work the mat of zoa's the rest of the way off in 1 or 2 large pieces. I do this in the tank as I have them on some of my base rock that I can't take out. I have to do this every couple of months as my zoa's are spreading to fast and are bothering my other corals. The bonus is that I can now sell those zoa's back to the LFS for my coral.
hig789
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Mine had a huge glob of glue on about a 2" wide flat disk. I took a dremel with a cut off wheel and just cut the base of the glue. It was a pretty big colony so you can't even see the glue once they are on the rock. If the glue is big enough you might just be able to take a pair of wire cutters and snip the base too.
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mr.reeferman
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hmm thanks for the advice
