T PS. It does … 3reef came online in 1996 as 'Three Steps To A Reef Aquarium.' I am intrigued by this sand idea though. All forum posts are the property of the posters. i thought this a very creative way of making rock porus. If they do spread better over sand then rock, perhaps coating the top of the rock peg with sand?? True Atlantic 20 Frag Plugs - Textured Reef Plugs for Frag Rock Station - Mushroom Fragging Plugs … Discussion in 'Frags' started by bbrian189, Oct 22, 2011. We offer some of the lowest bulk wholesale prices for fragging on the internet. 2. purchase concrete plugs. heres what they say: These unlike aragonite frag plugs … Method 1 will make frag … 99. I would like to make my own frag plugs … The plugs are made of clear acrylic letting them blend into your aquascape quickly, and each plug … Reef Rax - Magnetic Live Rock looking frag rack review - Duration: 3:15. 5. sell to make money to buy more plugs … 4.4 out of 5 stars 22. If the frag is just glued to the plug and not encrusted, I normally just use my pocket knife lol. Yes, frag plugs serve a great purpose when shipping or displaying frags for potential customers but they look like crap when placed in a display tank. … Nano Rock Single Frag Rack With a pre-drilled spot for a single frag plug that can hold your prized frag. I've been wanting to experiment with this for awhile. Reef aquariums made easy with 3reef aquarium forums - one of the oldest and friendliest aquarium forums online. If these frags are going in your main tank, and you have a sand substrate, then these are virtually invisible when placed on your sandbed. The glue will seep into the sand and then harden, leaving you a nice sturdy disk to glue your frags onto. not to mention that cement may leech silicates into your system, depending on the silica content of the cement. Certain corals encrust a little quicker on aragonite sands as it's made of ancient coral skeletons. Then the other thing is like said cut it they are hard. bag of portland cement is like $5 for 40# depending on where you get it. i usually had/have to break the pot into bits to epoxy or wedge into place. There's lots on the internet about buidling your own plugs some are very stupid ideas and some are nothing short of super easy. Daemonfly, July 12, 2006 in Aquaculture and Breeding. The same thing can be said of frag plugs but sometimes, due to the growth and the encrustation of the coral, it can’t be helped but to use the plugs. It's actually easy to do and makes some good bases to attach corals of any kind. FREE Shipping. Pour glue in, wait 5 seconds or so, and it's done & ready to go into tank. Put the tip in between the frag and the plug, work it a little and then twist the knife. - Duration: 9:26. Okay so you frag/propagate your coral onto plugs, easy to hold in a frag rack etc. i always use a pair of snips to cut the base or hold the frag while I work it of the plug, rock or disk. 3. take home, enjoy, and be glad you don't have to DIY. Perfect for attaching your coral frags and building rocks formations, we carry a wide … Just picked up a bunch of them (about 25 for $10). Join 3reef now to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. pvc was usually the easiest to attach but most difficult to use afterwards. Frag plugs are stony-looking products manufactured specifically to be used for mounting coral frags. Enhance your fragging experiences with tank-ready, easy-to-use plugs, glues, epoxy putties and discs. I gotta get some pics of mine tomorrow or so, but I'll post up the info first & get this thread started. 9:26. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. If so - does it need to 'cure'? Many have observed that corals spread/grow slightly better over calcium based substrates, hence the use of aragonite type sand. Joined 23 Aug 2008 … They also had some ready made frag growing pieces some flat and some with pointed tips on bottom, pretty cheap too and look much more natural for when your ready to add them to your main tank........ Just thought id pass this along as im reading thru the forums.... not to mention they really should be cured for a month in the back of the toilet or fresh running water. It's also smoother than Silica sand (sharp sand) and that's why most frag plugs … You could frag up a larger collony, then put the pieces right down on the sand bed if you don't have a prop tank, and it will still look good. The first method is the one that is easiest and you can build a lot of plugs fast. Display as a link instead, × The portland based ones also work better for larger number production. I also think its a lot easier to just buy them....It sure seems like a lot of work to make them.... me too... but i like the satisfaction of DIY. Frag Plugs & Glue. Is it possible to make frag plugs out of plaster of paris, ie. Frag plugs are aquarium accessories that are used to stabilize pieces of live coral. DIY Coral Frag Plugs part 1 (How to make the best frag plugs!) Wholesale Frag Plugs. Hopefully I'll have time to try making some plugs and/or artificial live rock next weekend. If you want to buy the pre-made & pre-cured cement plugs, go right ahead, or make them yourself. I've witnessed this myself with some frags that came in on solid rocks (pebble kind) and I fraged some and got a lot better growth from the frags vs the 3 left on the rock. Most hobbyists use Cyanoacrylate gel (a superglue gel) or an epoxy to stick and mount frags. If the frag has not grown over the plug yet you can grab the top part with pliers, squeez and the glue will let go and you can mount the frag where you want. Boil them, use your thumb to rub off cement, they are ready to go. aragonite sand is like $20 for 30# at marinedepot.com. Not that many. For the super glue, I prefer Duro brand (very quick setting) vs. "Super Glue" brand (dries way too slow), I haven't used other brands, but you'd want a fast-setting liquid type(not gel). Upload or insert images from URL. Im pretty sure they use aragonite frag plugs. × Clear editor. It's an option. Works pretty good in … some people use different ratios, but you the key is to have more sand than cement for a more natural look. for a mold, i use egg cartons. they're cheap, disposable, and make a good size. makes me feel... manly. Sand/SG isn't as easy to form into a set shape, so you'd be better off with the portland cement based mixes. My question is for those of you/us that bring home frags from the store, or others what do you do, how do you place the frag … Work best for zoos & other short softies. Ive noticed that most corals mounted on a frag plug from the aquarium store will actually grow on the frag plug. I get that and when i eventually start to frag Ill likely do the same. Ocean Wonders makes both plugs … The plugs make it hard for me to place where I want them to. I want to at least take the stem of the plug off.. how can I … Also, HD/Lowes commonly sell 10-packs of the tubes. if you use rock salt in the mix, during curing it will melt out leaving the rock very porus. If you use the tiny tubes of superglue, then you'd get 2-3 out of a single tube. This title was created as an attempt to overcome the common fears associated with keeping a reef aquarium, especially at that time. However, for make frag plugs and such, it really doesn't matter. If you have a very high-flow SPS frag tank, or work with higher growing coral then you'd probably want the peg-style frag plugs so they don't fall over. or pour some sand into a box, form a mold, and use that. Bulk Reef Supply carries a variety of fragging supplies including natural coral frag mounts – 100% reef-safe and great for transferring growing frags to your tank for a more natural look. Then using super glue gel put a pea size amount, then directly into water and onto rock. yes, thats what I did her is the thread, still dont know if it worked yet, http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...=99744&st=0. Put a nice big blob, about the size of a pea or peanut, of gel CA glue on bottom of plug Gently place it under water Remove it, it will form a thin skin of cured CA glue, when you are sure that … I've got a bag of cement, a bag of rock salt, and a bag of aragonite sitting in my garage as we speak. By Wouldn't it take a lot of superglue to make these frag disks? these are pics from my old hospital tank. 3. take home, enjoy, and be glad you don't have to DIY. The CR20 Frag plugs are made to fit directly with the CR16 Coral Frag Rack but can be used with other frag rack styles too. Paste as plain text instead, × I want to cut the peg off the plug so it can sit on a shelf on my rock.   Pasted as rich text. then take some base rock and cut slices out of it with a hacksaw. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Mixed up another batch of emarco, thicker this time. water to mix is cheap. We'll keep it all in here vs the general DIY section. 4. attach corals. it doubled as a frag tank but i really treated it more as intensive care for corals. Mold came out great. i've used almost everything under the sun as frag bases. Warning: SG fumes = bad. Diy Frag Plugs Extreme Aquatics Making frag plugs reef2reef saler and reef aquarium forum do it yourself diy indmas indiana marine society a new direction for my cement fragging cs aquariums south africa plug … Pull the coral off the plug pull it out of water, dry the base of coral where you ate going to glue. × I'd have no problem taking a piece of of my frag tank and popping it right in a display tank. If you want to really feel manly (no matter what your gender!) lava rock was pretty imo, nice contrasting colors versus old LR. It's gonna happen sooner or later, so I figured I might as well get it started... Post up your info for DIY frag disks, plugs, & rocks (might as well do rocks as well as they're usually the same or at least a similar mix). All else © 1996-2014, 3reef.com LLC. You can post now and register later. Using the single nano frag … Like I said, it's a low-yeild system, but it has some benefits. Usually the frag pops right off the plug… _______________________________________________________________________. Do you own a pet store? if i'm making rocks, i'll usually go into the backyard, loosen up some dirt, form a mold, and pour it in there. Reefing Art Ceramic Coral Frag Plugs 30 Pack Tiles for SPS LPS. Frag Plugs & Disks. Used a print to make a silicone mold for frag plugs. portland cement is 80% silica, and some of it is bound to react to form silicates. All trademarks used are properties of their respective owners. Plastic toothpicks If you are fragging one of the more challenging Soft Coral species and are having … I find a bunch of LR rubble peices that fit into eggcrate like pegs (staghorn or Tonga branch rubble works best). mix together, i use a 3:1 sand:cement ratio. Glue gel, like BSI IC-Gel, offers an instant bond and can be used to mount all hard and soft corals to frag plugs.It can also be used to adhere frags directly to your aquascape. I was reading up on aragocrete rocks on another thread in here in the beginners section and found this link to a place that sales ready made aragocrete rocks and their dry mix.   Your previous content has been restored. Then you can just throw the snail shell into your rock work and it looks more natural. They also sit on eggcrate just fine, as long as you make them with an adequate diameter. Here is how I make my frag plugs: Ingredents: * $7 cash * 1 LFS * 1 car Directions: 1. dirive car to LFS with $7 in pocket. will give it more texture and help hold the disc/rock together if you're molding big pieces. gypsum (gips)? plus the cost of rock salt, plastic shavings, or whatever else you want to throw in the mix. I hit on two methods. It looks like it an encrusting 'something.' I am just curious tho. Clear construction blends in with aquarium surroundings. Whats the best tool/method to cut a frag plug? Each rack includes reef safe magnets that can support the Nano Single Rock on tanks up to 1/4" thick. saw dust chunks, plastic shavings, etc. Will fit most other frag … Idea taken from the Eric Borneman propagation video(just mentions it). Please use the contact us button … I hate there plugs… I use epoxy and super glue to attach to LR. 2 - Practically ZERO cure time, vs many weeks of cement based ones. 3reef membership is free. I bought 50 frag plugs and they are ceramic, They say they dont need to be cured but I would rather do it then have them leach PO4 into the tank to be safe. yardboy- what is that brownish coral in the center of your pic? The most common type of frag plug has a round base that the coral is glued on to and post below the head that can be stuck into a frag … same goes with mini clay pots. Tonga branch rock cut to a disk: easy, quick, cheap, and did I say cheap? I've searched on the 'net, but can't find a proper answer. 40# of cement will give you a lot of frag discs. I read somewhere on here about those marble tiles sold at Lowes. i just read something that was very interesting about diy rock. Do this with ventilation. also, adding rock salt gives the disc/rock some texture. Tony. ). I had that as a hitchiker on my LR since my forst reef and it has grown very slowly and I do not know what it is. Pour your sand into whatever container you have on-hand, preferable at least a 1" sand depth so you don't glue right to the container itself.   Your link has been automatically embedded. If you add up the cost of buying the superglue and aragonite sand, I wonder if there is really a cost savings versus buying the frag disks directly from a source such as bostonaquafarms.com. Not sure what these plugs are made of - concrete or ceramic maybe - but its … Place a few polyps on a peice and wait for the spreading to begin! I'll pull everything out this afternoon and see how it goes. $12.99 $ 12. Level off the sand, and pour the superglue into it, I recommend about a 1" diameter. My question is how is this done? 3 - very very simple to make. Marble is calcium based (very good for coral) and if I could remember the thread I read about on here, I'd link it. 24 Pack of Frag Plugs The perfect reef plug for your EShopps' Frag Cave. (They do heat up a bit while curing though). and i can customize the disc/plug/rock to whatever shape i feel like. Weird, but it works out. that's another reason they say to cure it for a good 2-3 months with plenty of water changes before using them, because by then most of the silicates have already leeched out. Make sure you dip the frags. All rights reserved. Acrylic plugs fit precisely into rack for a gorgeous display. I like to use snail shells. Aquatic Oasis 3,339 views. 3reef still retains its roots and remains a friendly forum for new people interested in aquariums and veteran hobbyist alike. Epoxy works great for attaching an uneven hard coral frag’s base to a frag plug, or a frag plug … the pots were somewhat easy to attach since they provided natural shelter but they were/are a bit of a pain to use afterwards like the pvc. i purchase mine fully cured, it much easier (unless your planning on makining hundreds). Then I simply put the dremel to work giving them flat tops at the height that I want. Larger bottles will, of course, give more pieces. If you want/need a low number of something to frag your corals onto, Sand disks might be a good option for you. There are multiple tools that you can … i wouldn't be too worried about it. I know, over time a healthy frag will encrust and cover that plug … I have never had to cure frag plugs. Do you run a frag farm, or belong to a reef club? 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