how could i frag corals?

[saltwater4life]

can i even frag corals in my main tank or do you have to have a tank just for fraging corals?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

depends what, and considering your volume, better try in a separate container.
Wetwebmedia, Aquarium, Pond, Marine and Freshwater Fish, reef tanks, and Aquatics Information have hints about that.
When i frag mushrooms i use a steak knife

 

[saltwater4life]

so when i frag them put them in a container for a few minutes and let the glue or whatever
also my green star polyps is that something that can be fragged? and if so do i just cut one of the polyps off and glue it to a peice of like half inch rock?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

yup....easy...gotta peel the purple coating under the rock

 

[saltwater4life]

alright let me see if i got this strate
1st. pull the coral out and place in a bowl or whatever it fits in
2nd. try pulling the purple part that is stuck to the rock up
3rd. cut how ever much off i want (like a if i cut an inch off there probably be like 5 polyps)
4th. place back into bowl and get ready to place it on the rock
5th. grab the piece i cut off and stick on rock
6th. place back in bowl for like 5 minutes
7th. place in a low-ish flow area in my tank
8th. check to see if it has attached it's self to the rock
and is that all?
BTW what works best glue,neting,stiching or something else??

Thank you,
Nick

 

[KahluaZzZ]

for GSP = crazy glue GEL...>>>GEL ...no other

 

[KahluaZzZ]

when you try to get the purple coating, be sure to go deep, under it, and take a little piece of the rock...it doesn't hurt the coral + it usualy stick better with the glue

 

[saltwater4life]

so use crazy glue? isn't that the same as super glue? or is super glue not a fish safe glue?
EDIT
seen your new post so cut some of the rock off too, alright

 

[KahluaZzZ]

all glues can be irritating, but at least his one is more solid than others. GSP won't mind. Even aquarium epoxy used for gluing rocks is irritating

 

[saltwater4life]

i'll see what we have if not i'll try to get my mom to take me to the LFS and get some

 

[KahluaZzZ]

mhh in a LFS you will find epoxy-putty that only really stick on dry surfaces. Better go to the convenience store or hardware store and get the crazy glue GEL. I tried a copy of the crazy glue GEL and it was ok too.

 

[saltwater4life]

alright i'll try and find crazy glue would walmart have it? i'll be right by it and can probbly go there and get it

 

[Joe Fish]

Will the gel bond live rock underwater?

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

ive seen this glue in the doctors magazine that sticks and cures under water. that may be helpful in this situation.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

nope not underwater, you have to take it out...for the LR better use the putty, but you have to let it dry just a little

 

[saltwater4life]

cool thx for all your help i'll try to find that glue tonight and maybe try and frag later on tonight i'll take pic's

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

Underwater Glue
heres a link to that underwater glue.

 

[saltwater4life]

Not intended for use on corals or live rock.

lol i just seen that

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

woops... didnt see that.

 

[saltwater4life]

lol yea because i was looking at that before to bad tho...