jwesley5480
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I bought this wonderful branching hammer at my LFS and I want to put it on my rockscape. Problem is it’s got this very ugly plug at the bottom and I’m kinda new to coral. What do I do?
Get this coral off the plug.
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AydenLincoln
Pufferfish lover!
You could buy a coral fragging kit and bone cutters to remove it or if you have an electric saw you could grind it down/cut it off. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-coral-propagation-kit-standard-2-bundle.html
AydenLincoln
Pufferfish lover!
Or that lol. But I know not everyone likes plugs or can find a good spot on their rocks.
KrisReef
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Hacksaw just above the ugly plug where it intersects the main bone branch of the lps. Go slowly and it should cut fairly easy and leave you a flat end. Superglue gel that end onto it's forever new home in the tank.
jwesley5480
Community Member
if it was just a flat white plug I’d glue it to the rock like my other ones but it’s this purple flat base kind of like a fake rock. I remember a video saying this is an aquaculture type plug I think. Does that sound right? Anyways I need a bone cutter or diamond blade dremel to cut it right?.
KrisReef
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That skeleton is flakey inside and will cut with a regular hacksaw blade. You need a saw to cut through because the bone cutter will tend to crush it instead of cut. A wire saw used for pvc would also work, but you need a vice to hold with a wire saw taking two hands.
Edit, even a dremel can use the fibre board cut off wheel and make quick work of it.
Edit, even a dremel can use the fibre board cut off wheel and make quick work of it.
