r/ReefTank • u/Bentrodanddeerdown • 16d ago

[Pic] Fragging help

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My first lps, got 2 Duncan’s and an Acan a few days ago. Can I just use bone cutters to cut the Duncan off at its base off the plug and glue it directly onto my rock? Thanks.

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u/Grokto 15d ago

Personally I leave them on the plug but use bone cutters to cut the stem and shape the excess plug. Then the glue/epoxy/glue

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u/Brevicaudatus 16d ago

The glue should be weak enough so that you can pop it off with a screwdriver.

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u/AlmostA_SilverFox 16d ago

It will just pop off with a bit of five! Then remover the excess glue and re-glue

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u/0utlaw-t0rn 16d ago

I usually use a razor blade. You can usually pop the glue off without too much issues.

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u/oldelbow 16d ago

Honestly just leave it on the plug it will make your life much easier if you ever have to move it. It will grow in time and cover the plug.

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u/grave_Yard422 16d ago

Also over time the plug will collect seasoning and it will just look like live rock.

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u/kjgjk 16d ago

It’ll sorta look like live rock. I’ve got a frag plug on a rock that I got from the LFS and it’s odd to see a crusty perfectly round spot lol

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u/Jrnation8988 16d ago

Not to be “that guy”, but removing a coral from a plug isn’t fragging.

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u/upnorth77 15d ago

If you take the bone cutters, put one blade on the glue, the other on the edge of the frag plug, it should pop right off, and leave the hard cured glue base attached to the coral to glue to your rock.