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Post by simplymaineseaglas on Feb 11, 2013 2:07:45 GMT -5
So.... This coming weekend Jeremy and I will be fragging our toadstool leather! It's grown to almost 8" across and we'd like to pass on some frags! Has anyone done this before? We've seen a few videos and done our research online but any tips would be helpful!!! I think we're going to use the method where you shave off the outside edge and cut in to smaller pieces. To attach it to our tiles we are going to use the toothpick and rubber band trick.
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Post by scoobnoob on Feb 11, 2013 6:22:05 GMT -5
A couple options, cut a peice off of the crown put a toothpick though it and use rubber bands to hold the toothpicks to a rock also use some glue. I found that I have a better success and recovery rate if I do the following but it takes much longer. Cut it in 1/2 length wise so you get 2 crowns and divide the stalk in half midway. Then I wait 2 weeks and divide 1 of the 1/2 stocks again leaving the other in tact (the half I plan to keep) I wait another two weeks, then I cut the stock of the crowns I want to frag and use glue. Because they already have a stock they adhere to rock much better, and then where you cut the stock for the frag new heads will develop making future fragging easier. I've found I loose less cuts this way and can give a bigger frag to others in addition it looks really cool with 2-3 heads later on. Good luck.
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Post by lindsey1984 on Feb 11, 2013 8:40:57 GMT -5
Is this the one you just got for jeremy's birthday?
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Feb 11, 2013 9:37:17 GMT -5
I prefer to cut about a 1 inch ring around the outside perimeter of the toadstool cap. Then I cut up the now removed outer ring from the cap into equal sized pieces. This leaves the Maine colony intact and results in many equal sized frags at the same time.
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Post by jess on Feb 11, 2013 10:45:59 GMT -5
I've always done the ring around the crown to. You should video it!!! Be good for other people that have never done it before!! I tried the toothpick method but it's never really worked for me. I use glue or a rubber band
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Post by NateG on Feb 11, 2013 14:09:26 GMT -5
A lot of this is preference. But i prefer to put any and all frags on rubble rock rather than tiles or plugs. I feel like the rubble is a more natural look when placing into the tank. And if you use reef epoxy its pretty easy to mount the rubble vs a tile etc. That being said, in the past ive drilled a 1/8" hole through a piece of rubble. Where you can sit the toadstool in a small crevace in the rubble. Then stick a toothpick through one half of the drilled hole-through the leather-then through the other half of the drilled hole. You can glue the toothpick in if you choose, or leave it lose and pull it out after.
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Post by Jordan Emery on Feb 11, 2013 21:38:03 GMT -5
+1 on the rubble rock! For some reason the rubber band method doesnt work for me, either there is not enough pressure to hold it down or there is too much and it slices through.... I have some thick mesh type stuff that i use and its holes are big enough to let water through but yet small enough it doesnt float away... IF i have a problem piece i use fishing line and a needle and go through the piece.... it seems to work for me! Once it grown onto the rock, i just cut the lines and pull them through.... If they are grown onto the lines i cut as close to the toadstool as i can, and just let it grow with the lines till in it... seems to work...
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