How are you mounting your frags?

Gumbies R Us · Nov 14, 2023

When it comes to coral frags, I feel like there are so many ways you can mount them. Some use frag racks, others glue them onto the side of their rocks. I am wondering how are you mounting your coral frags in your tank? Curious to see what everyone says!

Reeflix · Nov 14, 2023

I putty them to the rocks

Gill the 3rd · Nov 14, 2023

I cut the plug off the frag and glue it directly to my rockwork. I use a mix of CA glue and 2-part epoxy. Both work well, until my urchin comes along...

revhtree · Nov 14, 2023

Putty and then thick super glue gel!

fish farmer · Nov 14, 2023

Glue to plug or small rock. Then glue or putty to aquascape.

Reefkeepers Archive · Nov 14, 2023

Frags?!? I buy grown-out colonies!

Gumbies R Us · Nov 14, 2023

Reefkeepers Archive said:
Frags?!? I buy grown-out colonies!

That's one way to avoid frags haha

Alexraptor · Nov 14, 2023

Au naturelle! I find a decent groove, crevice or hole, and stick them in there and let them start encrusting.

lil sumpin · Nov 14, 2023

Have been thinking about this for a bit. Recently picked up a bounce mushroom that came on its own rock. It’s nice to see it have its own pad but I have some LPS (hammer and torch) that are on plugs. Is it safe to remove them from the plug and glue the stalks to the rockwork? Or would it be better for the frag to just putty the plugs on to the rockwork? The plugs are a bit horrendous.. got em somewhat buried in the sand at the moment

Gill the 3rd · Nov 14, 2023

lil sumpin said:
Have been thinking about this for a bit. Recently picked up a bounce mushroom that came on its own rock. It’s nice to see it have its own pad but I have some LPS (hammer and torch) that are on plugs. Is it safe to remove them from the plug and glue the stalks to the rockwork? Or would it be better for the frag to just putty the plugs on to the rockwork? The plugs are a bit horrendous.. got em somewhat buried in the sand at the moment

Yes that's what I do. I always try to remove the coral from the frag plug and glue the coral directly to the rock. The only time I glue the plugs are when its difficult to remove the frag, such as encrusting corals.