+dapettit Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Ok so I took the plunge and fragged my strawberry chalice. I have done extensive reach and the results seem to look good. The only drawback is the frags will be slow growing. A couple of folks has asked that I post pictures of the procedure so here we go. . . Ok first thing we need are our supplies: Stainless Steel Scissors (I bought at Sally Beauty Supply $9.99) Dollar Sore Super Glue Frag plugs or rubble Oh yeah the Chalice (old photo) I cut the fleshy part of the chalice on the left side inside the tank with the scissors. (sorry forgot to take a photo, see left side of the chalice) Then I cut the frag into 3 pieces and glued them to a plug. Now only time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Looks good! Can't wait to see it in person. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjohn Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Why will the frags be slow growing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 They have no mouths. (coralites) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Why will the frags be slow growing? Ric, It needs to grow a mouth. I will be feeding reefroids everyday as usual. According ot all my research it should grow a mouth in a couple of weeks. Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnoburns Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Ric,It needs to grow a mouth. I will be feeding reefroids everyday as usual. According ot all my research it should grow a mouth in a couple of weeks. Dave- I read somewhere the success rate is much better when you frag them with a mouth. I'm interested to see how this turns out, without a mouth. Please keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Yes, success rate is much better when you frag them with a mouth. I'll keep this thread updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chark Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Thanks for sharing. That was very informative. Can't wait to see the growth progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Looking good Dave ....you're brave cutting this beautiful coral. Is the mother colony healing already? Wishing great success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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