Removing frag from plug

[leepink23]

I have an Ora pearlberry coming from Ora, they state it’s fully encrusted, how do you remove from plug with the least damage possible?

 

[dank reefer]

If its fully encrusted, I'd snip the bottom plug part off and glue to the rock, or where you want it at.

 

[dank reefer]

And if the plug you cut off is encrusted as well, glue it and now you have 2

 

[leepink23]

If its fully encrusted, I'd snip the bottom plug part off and glue to the rock, or where you want it at.

No worries about aefw? I will dip it but just never had one come fully encrusted like this one is supposed to be.

 

[Fishfinder]

If your super worried about pests cut it off at the base and toss the encrustment

 

[leepink23]

If your super worried about pests cut it off at the base and toss the encrustment

Well I have been lucky to avoid any pest by removing from plug and dipping so I will do this, didn’t know if fully encrusted plugs eliminated the risk.

 

[Fishfinder]

Well I have been lucky to avoid any pest by removing from plug and dipping so I will do this, didn’t know if fully encrusted plugs eliminated the risk.

they don’t really. It’s better to remove it and be safe

 

[flyfisherman]

agree snip the bottom, mount to rock. you can cover any non encrusted areas of the plug with glue, just make sure its completely covered. Visually inspect it also with a flashlight, you can see the eggs if they are there...but still glue either way...

 

[Ron Popeil]

if the coral came direct from ORA via say Live Aquaria, i would not worry about AEFW.

 

[leepink23]

if the coral came direct from ORA via say Live Aquaria, i would not worry about AEFW.

It’s coming direct from Ora to me, via my friend that is a local vendor

 

[Ox100]

Thanks for the question i asked same question last night on different part of the forum and came away from that thinking most people attach the hole plug to rock work as opposed to taking coral off the plug

 

[Foothill Corals]

From ORA you are probably ok as far as AEFW but personally I would still cut it off the plug and dip it.

The reason I would cut it off the plug is because ORA uses those plastic plugs that are ugly and next to impossible to cut.

 

[B7Joe]

Regardless of where the frag comes from I dip, remove the plug or cut off as much of it as possible, inspect carefully and scrub bottom, then mount to a small rock or piece of rubble that I can then temporarily place for acclimation and eventually mount to rock work. I do this to prevent unwanted hitchhikers but especially because I hate the look of plugs in a reef tank.

 

[xabo]

Not sure ORA still use the rubber plugs but I use a pair of pliers and carefully squeeze around the plug to release the frag.

 

[Nick30G]

If a coral is encrusting onto a plug I will always leave it on the plug but cut off the bottom part of the frag plug obviously. Give it a nice dip in CoralRX and your good to go. I like to promote the coral in growing over the plug personally and dont want to hinder its growth by cutting off the live part