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07-06-2006, 11:36 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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Blasto Coral Fraggin Procedure
***disclaimer****
I am by no means a fraggin' pro!  So take these as general instructions. However, I had great luck w/ the following tools and procedures, and nobody including my self was hurt and all corals are doing great! 
Tools: Bucket w/ some tank water, dremel w/ 3" cutoff wheel, screwdriver, and a Blasto coral  !
The Blasto coral breing fragged started out as a mid sized (a little larger than a golf ball) w/ about 40 heads all around it!
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Nano reef in the works
TIM MADE ME DO IT, Yet Robert made him do it, yet Casey made him do it!
Yet the voices in all their heads made them do it (skeety)
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07-06-2006, 11:38 AM
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Shark
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I removed him from the tank and gave him abut a minute to close up all his heads! During this minute I finalized the frag layout. I made a cut almost all the way through as seen in the picture. I figured I leave just a little to crack it off rather cut all the way through to chance it falling or shoting somewhere from the cut off disc!
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Nano reef in the works
TIM MADE ME DO IT, Yet Robert made him do it, yet Casey made him do it!
Yet the voices in all their heads made them do it (skeety)
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07-06-2006, 11:40 AM
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Shark
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I gave him a light dunk and swosh just before breaking into two piece and adding him to the tank. The swoosh helps remove the slime and dust debris!
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Nano reef in the works
TIM MADE ME DO IT, Yet Robert made him do it, yet Casey made him do it!
Yet the voices in all their heads made them do it (skeety)
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07-06-2006, 11:42 AM
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Shark
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Here they are back in the tank an hour later!
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Nano reef in the works
TIM MADE ME DO IT, Yet Robert made him do it, yet Casey made him do it!
Yet the voices in all their heads made them do it (skeety)
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07-06-2006, 11:49 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
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you are fraging everything. put down the dremel and step away from the coral.
looks great.
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07-06-2006, 11:50 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
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I still have three more frags to post up 
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Nano reef in the works
TIM MADE ME DO IT, Yet Robert made him do it, yet Casey made him do it!
Yet the voices in all their heads made them do it (skeety)
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07-06-2006, 11:52 AM
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Shark
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updated as of today......everybody looking good. I need to better figure out this camera!
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Nano reef in the works
TIM MADE ME DO IT, Yet Robert made him do it, yet Casey made him do it!
Yet the voices in all their heads made them do it (skeety)
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07-06-2006, 12:09 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Looks Sweet!
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08-14-2006, 11:46 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Updated pics!
The frag is doing great and the mother is filling in nicely where the frag was removed. Look up a few post at the piture of the bare underside after the frag. Now look at it!
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Nano reef in the works
TIM MADE ME DO IT, Yet Robert made him do it, yet Casey made him do it!
Yet the voices in all their heads made them do it (skeety)
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08-14-2006, 12:37 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Hyde Park, NY
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Nice work....
The reef club Im in just had Anthony Calfo give a fragging demo and lecture and it was a great time.
Its amazing how easy it really is to frag corals. He was cutting up everything.. Even cut a BTA in half..
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08-14-2006, 12:38 PM
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Shark
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Yup it is scary the first time, after that.....cut cut cut!
I ended up fragging about 5 different corals that day and all were fine! Plus my first ever attempts!
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Nano reef in the works
TIM MADE ME DO IT, Yet Robert made him do it, yet Casey made him do it!
Yet the voices in all their heads made them do it (skeety)
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08-14-2006, 12:49 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Great job on the fraging looks nice!
Tim
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08-14-2006, 03:48 PM
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The Bitter Mod
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Atlanta
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WOW! They did very well.
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08-14-2006, 06:04 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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Thank Ya Thank Ya!
Tim let me know when you are ready for some FRAGS! 
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09-26-2006, 01:58 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Beaverton Oregon
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Strong work
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