Fragging Leather Corals - Page 2

corvettephreek · 04-13-2005, 10:13 PM

now what is everyones usual chemical of choice to glue the LR to LR or the frag to the LR? great info BTW

Woodstock · 04-14-2005, 09:39 AM

Super glue GEL. Walmart or your local dollar store should have it

Woodstock · 04-14-2005, 09:47 AM

Super glue = Cyanoacrylate Adhesive (make sure you get the GEL)

For attaching LPS or sps frags i use a 2 part epoxy. Your LFS should have a tube of it. It comes in grey or green color.

corvettephreek · 04-19-2005, 02:11 PM

kewl!!! thanks, I didnt know CA glue was used.

echapman · 04-12-2009, 04:18 PM

Hi everyone...
Just tried my hand for the first time at fragging a mushroom leather coral. I had read far to many post on how to do it and felt that i had a solid grasp on it...well i thought wrong. I started by deciding where i wanted to frag the leather as there were two heads. One was very large about 5 to 6 inches across and then a smaller one that had been growing beneath it. i decided to cut the smaller one off as it wasnt able to get any light do to the larger head. As i started to cut i began to realize that the stalk had grown around a coral rock and in the process of removing the smaller head i head to break the rock which resulted in some tearing of the tissue of the leather coral. the main stalks and heads look great.

Question is how do leather corals take to being torn at there base. I hope i have not done any permanent damage. Any thoughts?

Thanks
A hopefully happy aquariumist

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04-14-2005, 09:47 AM	#18 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,466 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Super glue = Cyanoacrylate Adhesive (make sure you get the GEL) For attaching LPS or sps frags i use a 2 part epoxy. Your LFS should have a tube of it. It comes in grey or green color. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

04-19-2005, 02:11 PM	#19 (permalink)
corvettephreek Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: northern california Posts: 562 View Gallery Karma Komment	kewl!!! thanks, I didnt know CA glue was used. __________________ Will (aka Willy Stylez) Will Foley Rolling Audio Sacramento, CA Mobile audio and security solutions Advanced level MECP installer

04-12-2009, 04:18 PM	#20 (permalink)
echapman Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Fragging Leather Corals Hi everyone... Just tried my hand for the first time at fragging a mushroom leather coral. I had read far to many post on how to do it and felt that i had a solid grasp on it...well i thought wrong. I started by deciding where i wanted to frag the leather as there were two heads. One was very large about 5 to 6 inches across and then a smaller one that had been growing beneath it. i decided to cut the smaller one off as it wasnt able to get any light do to the larger head. As i started to cut i began to realize that the stalk had grown around a coral rock and in the process of removing the smaller head i head to break the rock which resulted in some tearing of the tissue of the leather coral. the main stalks and heads look great. Question is how do leather corals take to being torn at there base. I hope i have not done any permanent damage. Any thoughts? Thanks A hopefully happy aquariumist

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