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RE: Fragging Sarcophyton Toadstool to prune/control growth

jolt_26 — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:48:24 GMT

thanks! i've successfully fragged this by cutting the base (the base grew a new crown eventually). i'm gonna try to frag the crown this time. hopefully, give them away so we (our club) will (maybe) stop buying (or at least minimize) wild-collected species

RE: Fragging Sarcophyton Toadstool to prune/control growth

Anthony Calfo — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 21:57:27 GMT

it is always best to propagate corals outside of the aquarium so you can rinse away noxious exudations and mucus produced. But I do understand that large and overgrown specimens like your leather perhaps cannot be removed easily.

You can just trim some measure of the crown away like in the pictures above. After the maneuver, maintain very strong water flow and do a nice water change within 24 hours. A small change of carbon would be nice too.

The trimmings can be attached via cyanoacrylate glue, speared with toothpicks to tocks... or attached by any of a number of methods like you commonly read about online or in my Book of Coral Propagation, eg.

The use of iodine or "dips" is not necessary after such propagation. Maintaining strong water flow and very good water quality is far more helpful to success

RE: Fragging Sarcophyton Toadstool to prune/control growth

jolt_26 — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:17:08 GMT

this is great! my toadstool has grown so much, it covers up the mushrooms and zoos. quick questions:

1. can i just trim the crown and leave the base attached on the liverock?

2. can i use superglue gel to attache the trimmed parts to other liverocks?

3. will this affect my SPS? do i have to do this on a separate tank?

4. do i need supplements? iodine, perhaps?

Thanks!

RE: Fragging Sarcophyton Toadstool to prune/control growth

Anthony Calfo — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:06:28 GMT

cutting it like ring

Cut the whole ring off the base

clean the base from small pieces so it does not get infection

The piece is cut

cut the piece that you cut off pieces. Place them in the tank where they can attach to rebels. Or use fishing line, zip tie to secure it to the rock. No pressure and just so it is holding it.

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Fragging Sarcophyton Toadstool to prune/control growth

Anthony Calfo — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:05:37 GMT

Fragging Toadstool

By Anthony Calfo

Special Thanks to Anthony And Something Fishy

The frag sitting next to the saw

Ready to cut

Anthony pointing how to cut the coral

It smells bad when is cut and using gloves is always recommended

Looking at it to see which method to use

Decided to use round carving tool to remove the coral of the rock and try to scrape the rock with the coral so you have something to glue the base again.

Day 6 Photos

Work your way under the leather

Watch your fingers with sharp tools

The leather is off the rock

Cut the leather around.

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