fraggin a fungia - Page 2

daveat · 01-08-2007, 01:26 PM

this morning they both looked happy, i will post pics of them tonight

Dentoid · 01-08-2007, 04:05 PM

I need a coral surgeon-STAT!

daveat · 01-08-2007, 08:06 PM

unable to post pics tonight but i assure all of you who wanted to try it that both peices are doing excellent, a took my circular fungia and took a small pie shaped peice (roughly 1" by 1" by 1") out of the edge. i did not cut all the way to the center just an inch in.

before cutting i convinced the coral to close up as much as possible. i then did all of the cutting with a cheap dremel and a $15 diamond dremel cut off wheel (lowes). i was amazed at how smooth of a cut it gave me and did the entire cut while the coral was partially submerged in a bowl of tank water. the article tells you to cut part way through and then do the rest with fragging sheers but i found that it cut through very nicely and gave me a super smooth cut that i hope will take less time to heal fully than what a jagged frag sheer cut would leave

p.s. dentoid please hand over the scalpel and i will gladly remove any excess corals you need!!!!

lcstorc · 01-08-2007, 09:26 PM

Cool! Be sure to keep us updated. I am very curious to find out if they both do well long term.

spanglish · 01-08-2007, 09:39 PM

Here's a shameless plug. The issue of Reefkeeping you referenced
(Jan 07 ) includes a picture of my green zoas on the "cover".

I know this has nothing to do with the subject of this thread,
but noone around here gets how pumped I was when they asked
to use it.

Sorry, now back to your regularly scheduled program.

spanglish · 01-08-2007, 09:39 PM

correction,,, not cover.

lcstorc · 01-09-2007, 07:48 AM

Cool! What an honor. I would be way excited as well.

Dentoid · 01-09-2007, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daveat

p.s. dentoid please hand over the scalpel and i will gladly remove any excess corals you need!!!!

daveat · 01-09-2007, 09:03 PM

had to try dentoid!..

both corals are doing very well today, i moved the small peice down to one of my 10ga frag tanks as it has more light than my show tank (makes sense right?) both peices have totally covered the "wound" with fresh tissue.

spanglish - congrats on your zoa's being in the reefkeeping issue

BigAl07 · 05-09-2007, 10:54 PM

update?

Allen

DaBird · 05-09-2007, 11:21 PM

we need an update, we need an update...(this goes on for awhile....)

BigAl07 · 06-13-2007, 08:12 AM

I would LOVE to hear more about this!!

A.

forestal · 09-09-2007, 10:18 AM

when cutting any sps especially make sure you keep the cut edges in good strong flow to prevent infection/detritus collection and often placing the cut pieces back in same spot they came from (after soaking in water for 30-45 minutes to let them slime away-keeps other tank inhabitants happier) to minimize stress

01-08-2007, 01:26 PM	#16 (permalink)
daveat Sea Pen Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: fraggin a fungia this morning they both looked happy, i will post pics of them tonight

01-08-2007, 04:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: fraggin a fungia I need a coral surgeon-STAT! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

01-08-2007, 08:06 PM	#18 (permalink)
daveat Sea Pen Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: fraggin a fungia unable to post pics tonight but i assure all of you who wanted to try it that both peices are doing excellent, a took my circular fungia and took a small pie shaped peice (roughly 1" by 1" by 1") out of the edge. i did not cut all the way to the center just an inch in. before cutting i convinced the coral to close up as much as possible. i then did all of the cutting with a cheap dremel and a $15 diamond dremel cut off wheel (lowes). i was amazed at how smooth of a cut it gave me and did the entire cut while the coral was partially submerged in a bowl of tank water. the article tells you to cut part way through and then do the rest with fragging sheers but i found that it cut through very nicely and gave me a super smooth cut that i hope will take less time to heal fully than what a jagged frag sheer cut would leave p.s. dentoid please hand over the scalpel and i will gladly remove any excess corals you need!!!!

01-08-2007, 09:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,003 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: fraggin a fungia Cool! Be sure to keep us updated. I am very curious to find out if they both do well long term. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

01-08-2007, 09:39 PM	#20 (permalink)
spanglish Scopas Tang Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 496 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: fraggin a fungia Here's a shameless plug. The issue of Reefkeeping you referenced (Jan 07 ) includes a picture of my green zoas on the "cover". I know this has nothing to do with the subject of this thread, but noone around here gets how pumped I was when they asked to use it. Sorry, now back to your regularly scheduled program. __________________ "Don't drink water, fish **** in it." W.C. Fields

01-08-2007, 09:39 PM	#21 (permalink)
spanglish Scopas Tang Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 496 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: fraggin a fungia correction,,, not cover. __________________ "Don't drink water, fish **** in it." W.C. Fields

01-09-2007, 07:48 AM	#22 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,003 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: fraggin a fungia Cool! What an honor. I would be way excited as well. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

01-09-2007, 09:03 PM	#24 (permalink)
daveat Sea Pen Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: fraggin a fungia had to try dentoid!.. both corals are doing very well today, i moved the small peice down to one of my 10ga frag tanks as it has more light than my show tank (makes sense right?) both peices have totally covered the "wound" with fresh tissue. spanglish - congrats on your zoa's being in the reefkeeping issue

05-09-2007, 10:54 PM	#25 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: fraggin a fungia update? Allen __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

05-09-2007, 11:21 PM	#26 (permalink)
DaBird Smart Alec with feathers Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spring Branch, Texas Posts: 1,042 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: fraggin a fungia we need an update, we need an update...(this goes on for awhile....) __________________ "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging..." Will Rogers 75 gal Oceanic started in 2001 30 gal fuge/sump 125 lb. LR, 100 lb. LS 2x 250w Reflux MH 12,000k pendants Remora pro skimmer W/1200 mag. Hydor Korlia #4, 6 assorted PHs. 1 pair of Ocellaris, Powder Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Regal Tang, Scooter, Lawnmower, Red Mandarin, Flame Angel, 2 chromis, Copperband, 1 Emerald, 2 Blue legs, 1 Zebra hermit... Acros,Rainbow Monti, Leathers, Zoos, Zoos and more Zoos, Shrooms...

06-13-2007, 08:12 AM	#27 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: fraggin a fungia I would LOVE to hear more about this!! A. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

09-09-2007, 10:18 AM	#28 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: fraggin a fungia when cutting any sps especially make sure you keep the cut edges in good strong flow to prevent infection/detritus collection and often placing the cut pieces back in same spot they came from (after soaking in water for 30-45 minutes to let them slime away-keeps other tank inhabitants happier) to minimize stress __________________ Peace, Dan

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