Fragging Ideas/supplies

[BigAl07]

I read a while back that someone was using pieces of ceramic tile for fragging disks. Not whole tiles but like the small decorative ones that come on a sheet of matting already spaced and ready for grouting. They are of different sizes and stuff and look like that would make awesome frag plugs. Anyone ever use or heard of this? I live WAY up in the mountains of Western North Carolina and fragging supplies are few and far between (as with just about ANYTHING SW related) and every time I order something I always forget about plugs, fragging supplies and hinged legs for My coralife light fixture.


I thought about (read about) Golf Tees as well. Anyone using these? If so wooden, plastic etc? ? ? I don't have any LR Rubble and the LFS is willing to sell me some from his recent rock shipment but it's ALSO $13.99 lb.. don't get me wrong it wouldn't take much but it's PRINCIPLE! I don't want to pay that for RUBBLE!!!

I'm open to ideas and suggestions here gang

Allen

[Cassette87]

Well, I personally just take pieces of old dead rock, and smash it with a hammer whatever pieces look nice i rub the edges together in water to smooth them out, and viola, free frag pieces. I have heard of the golf tee idea, though I would avoid the wood, as it's going to rot over time, and you certainly want whatever coral your fragging to have a solid base. I would say go with the plastic if anything! Just remember the rubble doesn't have to be live to glue frags to it... ceramic and golf tees sure as heck aren't live

[BigAl07]

Originally Posted by Cassette87

Well, I personally just take pieces of old dead rock, and smash it with a hammer whatever pieces look nice i rub the edges together in water to smooth them out, and viola, free frag pieces. I have heard of the golf tee idea, though I would avoid the wood, as it's going to rot over time, and you certainly want whatever coral your fragging to have a solid base. I would say go with the plastic if anything! Just remember the rubble doesn't have to be live to glue frags to it... ceramic and golf tees sure as heck aren't live

I would too but I don't have any old dead rock. I can't even start to imagine taking rock from my display tank and doing this with it. Maybe I'll go to the LFS and see if I can explain what I'm doing and see if he'll cut me a deal on some rubble. He doesn't sell "Base/Dead" rock at all.

If not I'll go to the local big blue (Lowes) and pick up some ceramic tile sheets and see how that works. That's unless we can come up with a reason to NOT use those (chemicals etc etc). In that case it's black plastic golf tees.

Allen

[Cassette87]

I would ask at the LFS to see if he can get some baserock for you. I know that you can purchase it at certian hardware stores (it's intended for other purposes, but its essentially the same thing, and way cheaper) so you may want to look around there too. the reason you mentioned would be the only reason that i'd worry about the ceramic. worst case scenario i'll go pick up some base rock and mail it to ya

[BigAl07]

Originally Posted by Cassette87

....the reason you mentioned would be the only reason that i'd worry about the ceramic...

I'll do some snooping around and see if I can find anything about this before "diving" into it. whatever I find I'll post back here.

Originally Posted by Cassette87

...worst case scenario i'll go pick up some base rock and mail it to ya

Thanks buddy! That's awesome. But if I get into a bind I can always take a road trip into Tennessee to get some or down to the flatlands of NC. Maybe even make a weekend of it if need be. But I do appreciate the very generous offer.

RS is so much MORE like a family than words can even describe.

Allen

[forestal]

Al, here's a thread i did on fragexchange and on another board expanded version for the beginner to go over supplies and such: (if not ok to post another board, let me know,can try to save to my website and repost
Coral Fragging 101 - AquariumBoard Forums
u can get cheap at florist shop the plastic guys to put rose stems in, they work fantastic, just stick the frag in, and stick into sand or hole in rock

[johnbljr]

Originally Posted by forestal

Al, here's a thread i did on fragexchange and on another board expanded version for the beginner to go over supplies and such: (if not ok to post another board, let me know,can try to save to my website and repost
Coral Fragging 101 - AquariumBoard Forums
u can get cheap at florist shop the plastic guys to put rose stems in, they work fantastic, just stick the frag in, and stick into sand or hole in rock

I was thinking about fragging some of my zoas and this has great information.

[Tru2nr]

a LFS uses those green plugs that they put flowers in i don't have a pic cuz i always scrap off the frag heh which im sure u can get at big blue or orange another idea is getting like a big chunk of "lava rock" from the LFS most major names sell it itsa the brick colored stuff and smash that up just my 2cents