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04-15-2012, 04:43 AM
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how to frag frogspawn?
What do you guys use to frag frogspawn? I've got 2 giant colonies, each about the size of those small mini watermelons. They're getting so big that the bottom heads aren't getting any light. I tried using my coral cutters, but the stalks are too big. Guess I have to take them out of the tank and use a hacksaw or dremel. Any ideas?
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04-15-2012, 05:49 AM
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Anybody got an underwater laser cutter I could borrow or rent?
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Last tank was 210 reef with 90 gal sump 120 , lps. 2xKessil A350W Tuna Blues, 2xvortech mp40 for flow,aqualogic 1/4 hp chiller, 160 lbs live rock. sohal, , pair of percs,flame dotty back , royal gramma, pair of black percs, niger trigger, mandarin 55 corner bowfront freshwater, African cichlids kessil a350 30 gal 36x36 coffee table fish tank. 3 red ear sliders. 5.5 gal nano, live rock, arrow crab, baby perc, firefish.
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04-15-2012, 07:35 AM
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Frogspawn skeleton is pretty porous. You should be able to use the cutters you have to gnaw through it. If you're not too concerned about where they separate you might even be able to break them apart by hand. I'm assuming yours are the branching variety because you said 'heads'. If they're actually the wall type then a tile saw would be a much better choice.
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04-15-2012, 09:53 AM
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 You could offer fragging @ $'s/frag
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04-15-2012, 02:54 PM
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yes, they are the branching type. The stalks where I want to cut off are pretty thick, about 3/4 inch, guess I gotta use a dremel.
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Last tank was 210 reef with 90 gal sump 120 , lps. 2xKessil A350W Tuna Blues, 2xvortech mp40 for flow,aqualogic 1/4 hp chiller, 160 lbs live rock. sohal, , pair of percs,flame dotty back , royal gramma, pair of black percs, niger trigger, mandarin 55 corner bowfront freshwater, African cichlids kessil a350 30 gal 36x36 coffee table fish tank. 3 red ear sliders. 5.5 gal nano, live rock, arrow crab, baby perc, firefish.
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04-15-2012, 03:35 PM
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Dremel with cut off wheel to score the area then clippers the rest, I sheared through solid calcium on a lobo and it worked great, frogspawn should be like cutting through butter.....
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04-15-2012, 06:38 PM
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You can buy really inexpensive diamond wheels for your Dremal or rotary tool at Princess Auto. Larger pairs of clippers also exist with an opening that could fit around a 3/4" coral skeleton. When I broke my little ones I bought one of these http://www.blueworldaquariums.com/pr...p?prod=1254456 Tip to tip when fully opened is 1-1/4" and the finish makes them more corrosion resistant.
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"We shall dive down through black abysses... and in that lair of the Deep Ones we shall dwell amidst wonder and glory forever." - H.P. Lovecraft Old 120gal Tank Journal New 225gal Tank Journal May 2010 TOTM The 10th Annual Prince George Reef Tank Tour
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