How to propagate these Fruit Loops off of this hard rock

[Steverd]

Is there an easy or good way to propagate these Fruit loops off of this branch of live rock?
It's super hard and I can't even chip it with the tools I have.

Is my best option to rubber band some frag tiles to this rock and then wait?
Thoughts? Thank you

 

[Saltyreef]

Is there an easy or good way to propagate these Fruit loops off of this branch of live rock?
It's super hard and I can't even chip it with the tools I have.

Is my best option to rubber band some frag tiles to this rock and then wait?
Thoughts? Thank you

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Remove the rock to frag it. A flatblade screwdriver and a hammer are bare minimum for liverock breaking.

Or large bone cutters from BRS.

 

[Isaac Alves]

Agree with @Saltyreef. I've done this before with good results.

 

[Pistondog]

Is there an easy or good way to propagate these Fruit loops off of this branch of live rock?
It's super hard and I can't even chip it with the tools I have.

Is my best option to rubber band some frag tiles to this rock and then wait?
Thoughts? Thank you

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Rock looks smooth, you might scrape individual polyps off on the outside.

 

[Jason_MrFrags]

With Zoa you can just scrape them off the rock or cut them off with a razorblade.

 

[Steverd]

I did try my bone cutters and it barely put a scratch on this rock, it's heavy and so solid.
But I will see if I can use a razor blade and get a few polyp off the rock.
Thanks

 

[Saltyreef]

I did try my bone cutters and it barely put a scratch on this rock, it's heavy and so solid.
But I will see if I can use a razor blade and get a few polyp off the rock.
Thanks

Bone cutters are hard to use on large circumfrence surfaces but its possible with ones large enough.

Good luck!

 

[ninjamyst]

Surgical knife on Amazon. Get 10-20 spare blades. Should cost you $10 or less. Scrape one polyp or two off and just peel the rest off. Ez pz. Wear gloves, eye protection, etc if sensitive to palytoxin

 

[Steverd]

I used a scalpel and was able to get a number of polyps off and glue to frag tiles.
Thank you everyone..

 

[Steverd]

Bone cutters are hard to use on large circumfrence surfaces but its possible with ones large enough.

Good luck!

Yes, that branch is close to 2 inches diameter.