The most important tools for fragging corals are...?

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Continuing our weekly theme of coral fragging, frag tanks etc. I have another related question for you today! When it comes to fragging tools what are the most important to have? I have my own list and my own thoughts but I'll hold off for now. I suspect we all will have a pretty similar top three or five but that's why these questions are so interesting, you never know and you can always learn something!

What would you say are the most important tools to have on hand for fragging corals?

 

[fishguy242]

a third hand...

 

[nopenotpeter]

Hands down the most important thing you need for fragging corals is corals. It's quite the challenge without them.

 

[JumboShrimp]

For most softies I get by with a scalpel blade, small chisel and tap hammer.

 

[i cant think]

A clean set of clay knifes. Or, my glass scraper, depends what mood I’m in.

 

[Freddy0144]

I look at fragging like pruning a garden, it is really no different IMHO. Reefers are going to trim the corals down to keep the tank going as needed. We might as well share in the growth and offer the frags out rather than putting them in the trash or throwing them back in the ocean for the people that live near one.

LOL, I just realized this is not the right thread. so I will add I dont have a set of tools yet, but as the tank grows so will my tool collection.

 

[Susan Edwards]

I don't really frag (purposely) yet but I have the cutters for removing plugs, and a wrench like tool for unscrewing the ends of my gel glue when the tips are plugged and a big pair of pliers--both swiped from hubbies tool box haha. And rubble rock to glue broken pcs of corals onto. very basic.

 

[Crustaceon]

Accidentally bumping into a nice colony while doing something totally unrelated.

 

[Sumo Reef]

Plugs and glue, baby!

 

[Calm Blue Ocean]

Glue. Lots and lots of glue!

Aside from the glue, scissors and bone cutters cover most of my coral fragging needs.

Then gobs of glue!

 

[Bfragale]

Just get your self a hippo like mine, she frags stuff almost daily. ‍

 

[miltonkl]

I'm still early into the hobby (< 1 year) but just yesterday needed to frag my first coral, a softy, and am looking at possibly fragging a zoa and found myself looking around for tools. For the softies, I just grabbed a tiny pair of scissors I had around the house meant for cutting thread when you're sewing and they worked great.

When I buy corals and need to cut off the stem of the plug I usually just grab a pair of side cutters and they work great.

I'd really like to find a good set of dedicated tools and figure out which plugs (brand, size, variety, etc) to have on hand as my corals keep growing out.

 

[abet]

I want to frag my Duncan coral. I believe it’s dying. Can anyone advise what I should get for this?!

 

[i cant think]

I want to frag my Duncan coral. I believe it’s dying. Can anyone advise what I should get for this?!

I think you could use a clean saw however I haven’t fragged my own coral (on purpose).

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Hammer. Makes quick work of it.

 

[Dburr1014]

Don't forget the wire strippers for gargonians.

 

[Tomsimtim]

I'm still early into the hobby (< 1 year) but just yesterday needed to frag my first coral, a softy, and am looking at possibly fragging a zoa and found myself looking around for tools. For the softies, I just grabbed a tiny pair of scissors I had around the house meant for cutting thread when you're sewing and they worked great.

When I buy corals and need to cut off the stem of the plug I usually just grab a pair of side cutters and they work great.

I'd really like to find a good set of dedicated tools and figure out which plugs (brand, size, variety, etc) to have on hand as my corals keep growing out.

Make sure you wear gloves when fragging you're Zoas. The have a powerful neurotoxin in them that will leave you numb anywhere you touch your body with the ooze from the Zoo!

Be mindful not to wipe your brow!

 

[Tomsimtim]

The most important tool to FRAG is a

BIG HONKIN' Coral!!!

Bahahahahahahaha

 

[polyppal]

The first margarita to calm my nerves when im cutting something expensive
The second (and third) margarita when I screw it up

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Hands down the most important thing you need for fragging corals is corals. It's quite the challenge without them.

I’ll raise you one, Hands….boom. P.S. I came here with the same mission as you Peter)