Do you remove your acropora frags from the plug?

[thatmanMIKEson]

@Charlie’s Frags & @homer1475 - why are you mounting them on the plug upside down? I have a few frags I bought from another person and they were mounted that way.
curious…..


corey

They must want it to stay looking like a small stick frag for longer..

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

It wants a flat surface to spread out on, it grows up after it grows/encrusts out.

I will leave them on well inspected plugs and i scrape them clean, I will get faster growth leaving them on the plug unless they are fresh cuts, but everything dipped and cleaned, I guess personal preference on everything.

I dont mind a plug on the rock because it won't be seen long and it's a good flat start for the frag.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I do it so they will branch faster and not encrust forever

 

[Cell]

I always try to remove vendor plugs prior to dipping. However, if fully encrusted, I'll sometimes just leave them depending on the value of the coral.

 

[92Miata]

The upside down plug also gives way better waterflow at the base of the frag, and way less surface area for algae to be a problem (and they get the frag up off the rock if you've got algae issues).

 

[homer1475]

@Charlie’s Frags & @homer1475 - why are you mounting them on the plug upside down? I have a few frags I bought from another person and they were mounted that way.
curious…..


corey

I saw @Charlie’s Frags post about it one time, and why he does it(as explained above), and I have started doing it that way. It's also way easier to mount the plug to the rocks with a larger flat surface.

The upside down plug also gives way better waterflow at the base of the frag, and way less surface area for algae to be a problem (and they get the frag up off the rock if you've got algae issues).

Never though of it this way, but your right.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

I saw @Charlie’s Frags post about it one time, and why he does it(as explained above), and I have started doing it that way. It's also way easier to mount the plug to the rocks with a larger flat surface.


Never though of it this way, but your right.

Do you have any that ever grow down onto the rock, or do they just stay on a little frag plug pedestal?

 

[biecacka]

Thanks @Charlie’s Frags ! Makes sense as I have some that have been encrusting for months with no vertical growth.



corey

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Thanks @Charlie’s Frags ! Makes sense as I have some that have been encrusting for months with no vertical growth.



corey

I have plenty of those too. Some encrusting for a couple years it seems. That’s why I tried something else and it has helped so far

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

You should always remove them from the plug bc the they are a great hiding place for pests. I remount them on a new upside down frag plug. View attachment 2892023
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I put that first coral back in the water btw