frag time

[tankdude]

My tank has been up and running now for over 4 years, and I'm thinking about doing some fragging. I've never done anything like this before and I would like to do some research before I start. Which books are the best to read? Or if you have some good experience with fragging zenia and hammer corals please feel free to give me some pointers.

[demonclownfish]

hammer you jsut use bone cutters or your hands to cut off stalks. and for the xenia jsut hack away lol

[tazzy695]

where you at man

xenia corals you basically just rip them apart to frag

hammers you cut the skeleton between polyp branches

[tankdude]

Rip and cut got it! This is my first time with this, I'm just a little scared.

I'm going to post some pics of my tank sometime tonight.

[tazzy695]

xenia actually grows better after being ripped apart

the other will be fine just try and cut the stalks as far from the heads as you can

[Mike]

I would get Calfo's HandBook of Coral Propagation. I have an old edition (water stained and all) and still use it as a reference guide.

[ReeferRob]

Do not rip or tear if you want happy healthy specimens. Use very sharp scissors or a scalpel for softies like leathers and xenia. Bone cutters, or diamond cutting wheels on dremel work well for LPS.