fragging my toadstool!!

[diablo]

ok step by step....



first thing I do is I make a live rock rubble bed in my refugium



I take a plate to cut on. Notice the toadstool is the size of a dinner plate, and the plate is sitting on a salt bucket. I didnt really realize how big it was till I took these pics

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[diablo]

I start to cut the outer rim of the coral.


heres a piece that I removed


this is what I'm left with

 

[diablo]

One happy clown (she has her home back) One ticked off toadstool


Cutting the peices down so they will attach easier. They look nicer when they grow stalks having a smaller cap. IMO


The frags
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[diablo]

Putting them into the live rock bed where they will attach to rubble and be able to be put into main display.



more pics


left with a ticked off toadstool.



This is just one way to frag leather corals. Next I will cut a perfect ring around the top. But I think I will wait awile for it to recoop.

The frags will attach and grow stalks in about 1 week I should see the first ones attaching. After that they should have stalks within a month time.

 

[diablo]

one of these frags will be a prize for my photo contest. I just cut them tonight before I posted the thread. heres a link to the photo contest
http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16621

 

[ronj]

those are some nice frags..good job... i am planning on fragging one of mine in the near future... i actually have some small pieces that were torn when i moved them, and they have grown about 1" in the past 2 months

 

[JasonD]

Nice Job!

I recently got several large leathers with a tank purchase. One of them is huge.

I have never fragged leathers before. It looks pretty easy. How popular are leathers? I never have had a problem finding homes for colorful zoas. It might be hard to find homes for brown toadstools. Yours look like they have a nice green color. I image they would be easy to sell.

The stalk is huge on my largest toadstool. Can that be split? Will it regrow?

 

[Herefishyfishy]

I love toadstools and have none. Want to sell one of yours?