Remember when fragging was FUN!

Sikryd · Sep 17, 2009

I just got done fragging up a bunch of Zoa/Palys for a buddy that is local. (We're trading guns and a few corals - you know, regular reefer stuff) :xd:

I dread fragging stuff so much now. It is a pain in the butt! Not to mention the amount of glue I go through. lol

It was cool when I was first doing it a while back just to cut stuff here and there for friends. Mainly SPS, which is easy, just break and glue. Zoa's/Palys are a little less fun. Chalices - well I always end up with white splattered clay across my face in a nice line :squigglemouth:

I just ordered 10 tubes of glue and 300 frag plugs/discs so that will make it a little easier.
I guess unless you don't do it often, you have the right stuff, and a frag tank setup, then it might not be so bad.

I just wanted to <rant> since I just spent the last 5 hours fragging stuff up. :tongue:

mpoletti · Sep 17, 2009

Fragging is way over rated

iceman66 · Sep 17, 2009

I'll be over shortly....LOL!

Sikryd · Sep 17, 2009

marko9 said:
Fragging is way over rated

YEAH, no doubt!

I am calling up my buddy today to get a frag tank made. I fought this for a WHILE now. Even my wife has been bugging me to set one up.
Its a done deal. I'm going to put up a 24-36"x18"x10" tank up next to my display for it. I don't have a choice really, unless I want to just have frags all over my display like I do now

Ian · Sep 17, 2009

marko9 said:
Fragging is way over rated

says the guy that tried to eat palytoxin :xd:

Sikryd · Sep 17, 2009

iceman66 said:
I'll be over shortly....LOL!

LOL

Its all Palys/Zoas though. (Most of my best ones)
The SPS might be a while. Still have your Icefire and Upscales sitting on the frag rack for whenever your ready.

Sikryd · Sep 17, 2009

Does anyone know where to buy IC Gel by the case?

I know we do it in our local club, so I can ask my buddies around here, but I figured I would ask since they usually do it to make a few bucks and help the club out.
I go through 5-10 tubes every couple of months so a case would probably be good to split with someone.

ashton · Sep 17, 2009

Gotta love the smell of tissue and skeleton being cut with the dremel. I'd much rather frag some sps over cutting up some lps.

Sikryd · Sep 17, 2009

ashton said:
Gotta love the smell of tissue and skeleton being cut with the dremel. I'd much rather frag some sps over cutting up some lps.

I don't mind doing SPS at all. Its easy as can be.
Everything else sucks though - I rank it up next to cleaning my skimmer in the morning :crossedlips:

roscoe · Sep 17, 2009

Sikryd said:
Does anyone know where to buy IC Gel by the case?

I know we do it in our local club, so I can ask my buddies around here, but I figured I would ask since they usually do it to make a few bucks and help the club out.
I go through 5-10 tubes every couple of months so a case would probably be good to split with someone.

There is a guy on ebay local to me that sells it for $5 bucks a tube and I'm sure if you buy a case worth he would give you a little price break.

seascape · Sep 17, 2009

eewww that smell cant you smell that smell.LOL

mpoletti · Sep 17, 2009

bigian said:
says the guy that tried to eat palytoxin :xd:

Anything to get a change of perspective :xd:

mpoletti · Sep 17, 2009

Sikryd said:
YEAH, no doubt!

I am calling up my buddy today to get a frag tank made. I fought this for a WHILE now. Even my wife has been bugging me to set one up.
Its a done deal. I'm going to put up a 24-36"x18"x10" tank up next to my display for it. I don't have a choice really, unless I want to just have frags all over my display like I do now

Be careful what you wish for. I have a "shallow" tank that has made this hobby not a hobby anymore

I can not wait to break that thing down now....

seascape · Sep 17, 2009

heck i have a 40g frag full and i still have frags all over my DT

Leishman · Sep 17, 2009

Sikryd said:
since they usually do it to make a few bucks and help the club out.

FYI I lost $ when I ran that group buy

Sikryd · Sep 17, 2009

marko9 said:
Be careful what you wish for. I have a "shallow" tank that has made this hobby not a hobby anymore I can not wait to break that thing down now....

Why? I was just thinking to throw some frags in so they can chill in there till I sell/trade them. It would be plumbed straight to my display. More of just a plumbed in holdover tank.

Leishman said:
FYI I lost $ when I ran that group buy

I didn't know you did one on WAMAS. CMAS buys a case at a time then sells it for $6 a tube at the meetings and stuff. Which is totally cool with me. I could just use ~20 tubes

mpoletti · Sep 17, 2009

Sikryd said:
Why? I was just thinking to throw some frags in so they can chill in there till I sell/trade them. It would be plumbed straight to my display. More of just a plumbed in holdover tank.

It may just be me Chad, but my goal in the hobby is to enjoy the tank and to let corals grow out. I used to have a rule that I would not frag corals until they get to a certain size. Once I had a couple hundred frags to make sure they were not touching and falling on each other, it became a chore. Now that I have stopped fragging and have kept my hands out of the tanks, my hands have healed and my online time has gone down

Sikryd · Sep 17, 2009

marko9 said:
It may just be me Chad, but my goal in the hobby is to enjoy the tank and to let corals grow out. I used to have a rule that I would not frag corals until they get to a certain size. Once I had a couple hundred frags to make sure they were not touching and falling on each other, it became a chore. Now that I have stopped fragging and have kept my hands out of the tanks, my hands have healed and my online time has gone down

That's the hard part. I either have to put a frag tank up, or use my QT for growing frags out. Cause once I do this final aquascaping, the frags I am not keeping (colonies to some people

) have to go somewhere till I sell/trade them.
The rest aren't going to be cut for at least a year. (unless something comes up where I am forced to)

I'm set now with all the stuff now for my display. But with all the other stuff I have, it has to go somewhere.

I just don't want to have to use my QT system to grow out/color up the other 50-100 corals that I am not going to keep in my display. I don't want to setup another system with a skimmer and stuff.

I guess I could always just re-aquascape, epoxy all my display stuff down, then leave the frag racks in it till the stuff grows out and colors up, then sell/trade it till the racks are all out. Then just use the QT tank to store frags.
I don't plan on having a lot of frags for a while ~6 months to a year at least.
Right now though - I have to move some of this stuff SOMEWHERE!

My goal is a full mixed reef with colonies like your display is setup.