Frag plug removal

Chriss614 · 02/17/2017, 05:58 AM

Hello, I wanted to know how most people get new frags off of their discs. I want to put all new frags on new discs to help decrease the chance of introducing parasites into my system, and to have all frags on the same kind of disc. Do you just scrap them off with a blade gently, only way I could see encrusting corals come off?

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Mark9 · 02/17/2017, 10:38 PM

Generally, if you can get something sharp between the glue and the plug, a little twist and it pops right off.

organism · 02/18/2017, 05:49 PM

If a coral is encrusted onto the plug it's not coming off. If it isn't then a butter knife or screwdriver should work to pop it off.

rgulrich · 02/26/2017, 05:06 AM

I've popped them off with bone cutters.

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uncwba00 · 03/08/2017, 02:34 PM

butter knife or screwdriver for me

Diana A · 03/08/2017, 03:09 PM

I use a screwdriver. I remember dipping my corals in Coral RX and at the end of the dipping time, I decided to pop off the plug. I was surprise at the critters that were still alive between the coral and plug. That was the last time I left a plug on before I dipped.

Stickboy97 · 03/12/2017, 10:49 PM

After you pop them off what do you use to "glue" them on to your rocks or aquascape?

uncwba00 · 03/13/2017, 05:46 AM

If it is flat I just use super glue.

uncwba00 · 03/13/2017, 05:48 AM

https://www.amazon.com/Original-Supe...super+glue+gel

uncwba00 · 03/13/2017, 05:50 AM

If it is not flat you might have to use some reef epoxy putty as well.

thirsty saltine · 03/17/2017, 09:15 PM

I use a small flathead screwdriver to pop them off, if I need to, and then put a sandwhich of superglue gel, watersafe jb weld and more superglue gel, stick that to rubble rock and put it in the tank.

jeremevans · 04/05/2017, 12:23 AM

Anyone using a Dremel tool? Or is that a bad idea?

Diana A · 04/05/2017, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeremevans

Anyone using a Dremel tool? Or is that a bad idea?

I use a dremel too...when it won't give me a clean flat bottom

reefcreators · 04/08/2017, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeremevans

Anyone using a Dremel tool? Or is that a bad idea?

Have used one in the past and I don't care much for it. It's too easy to have the dremel slip or jump and damage the coral. Prefer bone cutters or a screw driver for piece of mind.

02/17/2017, 05:58 AM	#1
Chriss614 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 389	Frag plug removal Hello, I wanted to know how most people get new frags off of their discs. I want to put all new frags on new discs to help decrease the chance of introducing parasites into my system, and to have all frags on the same kind of disc. Do you just scrap them off with a blade gently, only way I could see encrusting corals come off? Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk

02/18/2017, 05:49 PM	#3
organism code monkey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: south bay Posts: 6,223	If a coral is encrusted onto the plug it's not coming off. If it isn't then a butter knife or screwdriver should work to pop it off. __________________ I don't always grow frags... but when I do, I prefer Dos Acros

02/26/2017, 05:06 AM	#4
rgulrich greybeard Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: MD Posts: 893	I've popped them off with bone cutters. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk __________________ The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: 360 degree walk around 300 DD island–4 300W & 2 165W ViparSpectra, 4 Kessil A350W, 2 A360WE, 3 XF150, 1 XF250, 1 XF350 Gyre along with 2 PP40 and 2 IceCap 3K gyre for robust current. Basement 150 gallon RubberMaid sump, SKIMZ skimmer, DCP18000

03/08/2017, 03:09 PM	#6
Diana A Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 682	I use a screwdriver. I remember dipping my corals in Coral RX and at the end of the dipping time, I decided to pop off the plug. I was surprise at the critters that were still alive between the coral and plug. That was the last time I left a plug on before I dipped. __________________ diana

03/12/2017, 10:49 PM	#7
Stickboy97 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 647	After you pop them off what do you use to "glue" them on to your rocks or aquascape? __________________ DSA 105g Neo Pro

02/17/2017, 10:38 PM	#2
Mark9 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,497	Generally, if you can get something sharp between the glue and the plug, a little twist and it pops right off.

03/08/2017, 02:34 PM	#5
uncwba00 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 58	butter knife or screwdriver for me

03/13/2017, 05:46 AM	#8
uncwba00 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 58	If it is flat I just use super glue.

03/13/2017, 05:48 AM	#9
uncwba00 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 58	https://www.amazon.com/Original-Supe...super+glue+gel

03/13/2017, 05:50 AM	#10
uncwba00 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 58	If it is not flat you might have to use some reef epoxy putty as well.

03/17/2017, 09:15 PM	#11
thirsty saltine Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mount Airy, NC Posts: 61	I use a small flathead screwdriver to pop them off, if I need to, and then put a sandwhich of superglue gel, watersafe jb weld and more superglue gel, stick that to rubble rock and put it in the tank.

04/05/2017, 12:23 AM	#12
jeremevans Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Saint Helens, OR Posts: 54	Anyone using a Dremel tool? Or is that a bad idea?