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07-06-2006, 12:36 PM
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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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They are all gone!  NOW Planning 150g+ 
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, 12:38 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
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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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They are all gone! NOW Planning 150g+
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, 12:40 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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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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They are all gone! NOW Planning 150g+
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, 12:42 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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Here they are back in the tank an hour later!
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They are all gone! NOW Planning 150g+
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, 12:49 PM
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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, 12:50 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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I still have three more frags to post up 
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They are all gone! NOW Planning 150g+
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, 12:52 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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updated as of today......everybody looking good. I need to better figure out this camera!
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They are all gone! NOW Planning 150g+
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, 01:09 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Looks Sweet!
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08-14-2006, 12:46 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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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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They are all gone! NOW Planning 150g+
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, 01:37 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, 01:38 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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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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They are all gone! NOW Planning 150g+
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, 01:49 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Great job on the fraging looks nice!
Tim
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08-14-2006, 04:48 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, 07:04 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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They are all gone! NOW Planning 150g+
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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09-26-2006, 02:58 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: earth
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Strong work
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