HOT TIP Submissions -- Topic: Coral Propagation

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We want to bring back the HOT TIPS section of Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine ( http://www.advancedaquarist.com/ ) and we need your help. We are asking our members to submit any tips and tricks you've found while working with your aquarium. Your tips and tricks will help new and existing reefkeepers and also helps to bring the hobby to the next level (plus it's just cool to get published in a magazine like Advanced Aquarist).

To bring some organization to our Hot Tips column, we'd like to do a themed Hot Tip of the month. December's theme is "Coral Propagation." Please submit any tips or tricks you have found while fragging / propagating your corals. When published, your hot tip will have your username published (along with your real name if you so desire). Every month we will be running a new HOT TIP thread so stay tuned.

The staff at both Reefs.org and Advanced Aquarist want to thank you for your continued interest and support of our online community, magazine, and services.

Let the submissions begin!

Best regards,

Reefs.org and Advanced Aquarist staff

 

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And here is the first tip we had submitted (pasted from the General Discussion forum):

Mount hard coral frags on plastic golf tees. Using plastic golf tees makes it easy to place coral frags into your rock work. Either drill a small hole in one of your rocks with a mason bit or find a suitable hole that's already in your rock work.

I'm sure y'all have some great tips, so keep them coming!

Shane

 

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When making finger leather frags use nailtrimmers for dogsthey make a clean and easy cut. Instead of trying to fasten with a rubber band drill a hole in a rubble and set the frag in. in a few days it will be secure.