Fragging Palys

[Corey Shelk]

How do I Frag palys? I know to watch out for the toxins and wear gloves and goggles, but I don't know if I just cut them, etc. these three polyps came in on my frogspawn frag and I want to remove them and move them to a different frag, so how do I that?

 

[Dsnakes]

I would wear glasses and gloves. Use some bone cutters to cut part of the rock away that has the palys on it.

 

[Corey Shelk]

I would wear glasses and gloves. Use some bone cutters to cut part of the rock away that has the palys on it.

I don't have any bone cutters, I'll see if anyone local has some. But can I use a knife to chop them off at the base? Or will that not help?

 

[IslandLifeReef]

Are they on part of the frag plug or on part of the Frogspawn skeleton? It looks like part of the skeleton to me. I don't think I would chance cutting them off if that is the case. I might consider super gluing over the palys to protect the Frogspawn. You could also try scraping them off with a razor blade, just be careful to cut away from the frogspawn.

 

[Oscaror]

How do I Frag palys? I know to watch out for the toxins and wear gloves and goggles, but I don't know if I just cut them, etc. these three polyps came in on my frogspawn frag and I want to remove them and move them to a different frag, so how do I that?

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-frag-zoas-video.269070/

 

[Dsnakes]

I don't have any bone cutters, I'll see if anyone local has some. But can I use a knife to chop them off at the base? Or will that not help?

You can cut them off that way if you aren’t worried about saving them.

 

[Corey Shelk]

Are they on part of the frag plug or on part of the Frogspawn skeleton? It looks like part of the skeleton to me. I don't think I would chance cutting them off if that is the case. I might consider super gluing over the palys to protect the Frogspawn. You could also try scraping them off with a razor blade, just be careful to cut away from the frogspawn.

they are on the plug/rock and not the skeleton

 

[Corey Shelk]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-frag-zoas-video.269070/

Thank you!

 

[Corey Shelk]

You can cut them off that way if you aren’t worried about saving them.

Oh they wouldn't be able to recover from that?

 

[Corey Shelk]

they are on the plug/rock and not the skeleton

Pardon me, a few of the polyps are on the skeleton also. For those if I cut into the skeleton would it harm the frogspawn?

 

[Dsnakes]

It potentially could, depending how close to the top.

 

[Corey Shelk]

Ok, I'll probably just leave those on then, unless it will harm the frogspawn? Also after watching the video all of the frags he made, he made sure to leave a little bit of rock. Towards the end he said it helps for the glue to attach, is that the only reason to leave the glue? Or could I rubber band the individual polyps onto a rock and they will attach themselves?