Do you enjoy fragging / propagating corals?

tuna_bullet · Nov 22, 2013

I love to frag

Its my aquatic garden and i get to harvest my fruit...to pay for all the zoas i want....wife calls it monopoly money becuase she never sees it..lol

mcarroll · Nov 22, 2013

No! I like growing huge colonies.

But since I grow them in a 50 gallon tank, this makes fragging my #1 weakness. My kryptonite, if you will.

I need to find someone who likes to frag, but can't grow colonies worth a hoot and team up!

-Matt

Eienna · Nov 22, 2013

Actually, I can hardly wait till my corals grow out enough to frag so I can trade the frags for other frags ♡

st1doppelganger · Dec 11, 2013

My fluval edge reef has made me accept that accidental fragging will happen when I do maintenance.

That pic is from when I did some aquascaping of the rock work and I was not too happy with how much of my digitata I broke LOL.

st1doppelganger · Dec 11, 2013

Excuse the murky water that was taken rite after moving the rock work.

Bradsreeeftank · Jan 11, 2014

I never fragged myself but I will never understand why some frg something that not even big at all...

EW_Fish · Jan 11, 2014

tuna_bullet said:
Its my aquatic garden and i get to harvest my fruit...to pay for all the zoas i want....wife calls it monopoly money becuase she never sees it..lol

Thats what I'm talking about. Are the plugs ceramic or cement?

Worldwide reefs · Jan 11, 2014

If im not mistaken those are the sand type ones, not sure on the exact mixture but simply.by appearance and texture they're primarily sand based

Carter o51 · Jan 11, 2014

Anyone have any advice for fragging zoas on a rock without destroying the rock or breaking it? I have some id like to frag but I'm too scared haha

DSP · Jan 11, 2014

Carter o51 said:
Anyone have any advice for fragging zoas on a rock without destroying the rock or breaking it? I have some id like to frag but I'm too scared haha

Iv done it using a razor blade works the best imo

Haddonis Reef · Jan 11, 2014

I like to frag my anemones cause it helps to pay for the hobby, always need salt carbon oh dam a pump went out. Ya just never know when that screaming deal just popped up on equipment or that new bad **** new coral.

EW_Fish · Jan 12, 2014

DSP said:
Iv done it using a razor blade works the best imo

+1 razor blade

Funlad3 · Jan 21, 2014

I'm a huge proponent of coral propagation. It offsets the cost of colonies, it decreaces the price of frags for fellow hobbiests, and it decreaces the stress of the hobby on the environment.

Go fragging!

PaulKreider · Jan 21, 2014

Not really, More just to supplement the cost, I ushually split my frags into 2 when I get them for backup sake incase something happens to one. But I hate cutting my older corals, Always enjoy watching them grow larger. I only frag when I'm low on money or want to pay for some new thing that's popped in my head.

Cut my war coral colony in two yesterday and I hated it! Felt like I was killing it (its fine) but I don't enjoy cutting a 2 year old colony.

trido · Jan 21, 2014

I like my colonies to grow large and only frag them when they are outgrowing their room or are killing each other. Well, then there is always a few trades. Unfortunately, huge colonies make a lot of frags when you break them down and that's a lot of work.

I should have voted no, although I do like the money and store credit from making frags. I'm on the fence I guess.

Rob&Gab · Feb 2, 2014

heck yea i love fragging.! i fragged something at 2am last night lol.!

sometimes i get bored and i go look for things that need to be fragged or i want to make another colony out of.

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im a fragahaloiccccccccccccccc

a49panhead · Feb 2, 2014

just starting to try on some easy ones and im enjoying it.

Pete polyp · Feb 3, 2014

I really enjoy fragging, so much I have considered not having a display tank. The only problem I have is finding people that want the frags. Lots of people show interest, but always flake out when its time to buy.

slate744 · Feb 3, 2014

Pete polyp said:
I really enjoy fragging, so much I have considered not having a display tank. The only problem I have is finding people that want the frags. Lots of people show interest, but always flake out when its time to buy.

I have the same issue. 1/3-1/2 my display is frag racks right now lol.