Guess who just prevented bryopsis? This guy!

[Miami Reef]

I bought some acros from my LFS and I put them in my coral QT.

I saw bryopsis for the first time in my around the “plate” of the acro frag plug. I cut out and only kept the acro from the living flesh.

I saved myself from bryopsis!

I would like to invest in a tool to cut at my future frags so I can be sure that any algae, cells, eggs on the plug bases will be removed prior to adding to the QT system.

I don’t want to go full blown expensive tools, just a simple bone cutter or dremel tool to cut the acro frags in half.

Does anyone have recommendations for me?

Picture found online of bryopsis.

 

[Miami Reef]

To better explain myself:

Image from google. The plate of the plug is where the bryopsis grew. I only cut the pointy stem off and kept the base of the plug. I want a tool that can cut about to where the red line I drew.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

I bought some acros from my LFS and I put them in my coral QT.

I saw bryopsis for the first time in my around the “plate” of the acro frag plug. I cut out and only kept the acro from the living flesh.

I saved myself from bryopsis!

I would like to invest in a tool to cut at my future frags so I can be sure that any algae, cells, eggs on the plug bases will be removed prior to adding to the QT system.

I don’t want to go full blown expensive tools, just a simple bone cutter or dremel tool to cut the acro frags in half.

Does anyone have recommendations for me?

Picture found online of bryopsis.

That’s the only way I add acros now. Prevents more than just bryopsis. Coral clippers should be good enough though. I have a bandsaw and never use it to remove acros from the base.

 

[Miami Reef]

Any products you recommend from Amazon?