Frag Disk

Salty1962 · Oct 28, 2016

I don't know it anyone has done this but I'm also a Chalice lover and needed some frag disks for them to grow on. I got some AquaForest, not a vendor, Stone Fix. It's a type of cement for saltwater aquariums aquascaping. A light bulb went off, seldom happens, and I started a little experiment. I got a small Glad food container and tried mixing the Stone Fix in it. After a few tries I figured out the right amount for a solid disk that wouldn't breakup. So here is what I did if anyone is in the same boat.

1. Mix and cup.
2. For the thickness I wanted @ 3/4", 7 teaspoons of mix.
3. @ 5 teaspoons of water. Shake it for a few minutes to work the bubbles out.
4. Let it sit until it becomes solid but soft enough to ream out space for a frag plug.
5. Let it sit over night to cure.
6. I put the disk in some saltwater to make sure it will not crumble.
Now there is a disk that your Chalice or other will love

cromag27 · Oct 28, 2016

Nice!

Salty1962 · Oct 28, 2016

cromag08 said:
Nice!

Thanks, I figured I could get a thousand disks with one container

iReefer · Oct 28, 2016

That's cool

Shaun Sweeney · Oct 28, 2016

Great DIY addition. Thanks

Birddog · Dec 6, 2016

Hmmm, just tripped across this thread... pretty nice Salty! So you have the addiction of the chalice eh (me too)... so please do tell about your chalices and their development

Salty1962 · Dec 6, 2016

Most of my chalices are from Joe, I figure if you're going to have slow growing corals you may as well have the best. I started playing with these to get something that they could grow over or out of. Also gives me a better foundation to frag from if I ever decide to. So far they have stayed together well and keep the chalices from have so much sand blown on them, higher up off the sand bed. Now just have to be patient and let them grow

Birddog · Dec 9, 2016

I've never purchased from Joe, but truthfully he's so close to us,and as a family I make the trip to Charleston at least once per year, I need to stop and see him. I've got a chalice that a vendor / sponsor sold to me as Joe's Bubonic Plague, but truthfully it looks like Ultimate arrier. Someday I need to figure it out. If it's happy it's the brightest piece in my tank, but it's currently be picked to death by my troubling Coral Beauty.

ahiggins · Dec 9, 2016

Im wondering if you could use a larger flatter bowl...I need something fairly large for acans to grow out on...
What do you think?

Salty1962 · Dec 9, 2016

ahiggins said:
Im wondering if you could use a larger flatter bowl...I need something fairly large for acans to grow out on...
What do you think?

It should work, just make sure to make it thick enough. I also bake mine @375 for 10-15 mins. It seems to make them a lot stronger. Be sure to post it if you decide to make them so everyone can learn from it.
Thx

Salty1962 · Dec 9, 2016

Birddog said:
I've never purchased from Joe, but truthfully he's so close to us,and as a family I make the trip to Charleston at least once per year, I need to stop and see him. I've got a chalice that a vendor / sponsor sold to me as Joe's Bubonic Plague, but truthfully it looks like Ultimate arrier. Someday I need to figure it out. If it's happy it's the brightest piece in my tank, but it's currently be picked to death by my troubling Coral Beauty.

Shoot Joe a pic here and he can tell you for sure. I'd also like to see it. I have a small frag that's starting to color up nicely.

ahiggins · Dec 9, 2016

Salty1962 said:
It should work, just make sure to make it thick enough. I also bake mine @375 for 10-15 mins. It seems to make them a lot stronger. Be sure to post it if you decide to make them so everyone can learn from it.
Thx

If I make one Ill definitely post about it. Im hesitant to make my own though. I definitely need something that I can cut along with the skeletons

Salty1962 · Dec 9, 2016

ahiggins said:
If I make one Ill definitely post about it. Im hesitant to make my own though. I definitely need something that I can cut along with the skeletons

Mine can be cut, that's one of the reasons I'm using them.