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- The specimen to be propagated
- Bone cutters or comparable cutting tool(optional)
- Super Glue - the thicker the better
- Rubble or plugs
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| This tutorial will demonstrate
how to frag a Pavona coral (common name
Cactus Coral). The photo on the right
shows the coral I'll be fragging. |
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| I have removed the coral
from the reef aquarium to take the cutting.
Another option for fragging this coral
is the slow and patient way. As you
can see in the photo to the right I
have attached some shells onth the rock
with a dab of superglue just below where
the coral was encrusting. It is difficult
to see in the photo but the pavona is
begining to encrust onto the shells.
Eventually you could break off the shells
when they are completely encrusted. |
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| I will be using a pair
of stainless steel bone cutters to take
my cuttings. The photo on the right
shows the piece I have selected to frag.
Cuting tools are not required as the
upward growing plates will break off
pretty easily. |
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| This photo shows the
frag that has been removed from the
colony. |
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| After your frag has been
cut, you can now super glue it to a
piece of rubble. Squeeze out some super
glue on to the rubble and hold the frag
in place. After about 30 seconds the
glue should hold the frag in place.
At this point you can place the frag
back into your tank. |
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| Here is a pic a couple
of months later. It has now almost fully
encrusted the piece of rubble it was
originally attached to. |
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