Best Way to Zoas

[Juano908]

I would like to frag the zoas with the pink ring...any idea what is the best way?

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[mnat]

I have had the best luck with a band saw, but every frag is different. A dremel with a diamond blade works well, a sharp scalpel can work well, or any other cutting blade. Depends on the mat and how they are grown around the frag plug area.

 

[Edwardw771]

I've had good luck with a bone cutter. Key for me is cutting the rock not the coral if possible b

 

[Juano908]

They are attached to a small piece of rock together with a different type of zoas so for now I think is best if I let them multiply.
Thanks everyone for the help.

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[TanksNStuff]

Juano, if you're trying to get the ones with the pink rim only, it will be hard since they are surrounded by the other zoas.

I'd suggest trying to use a scalpel or sharp knife to cut some of the other ones away from the pink rims (like to the right of the bunch up top) to give the pink one's room to grow into their own bunch on one side of the rock. Basically, trim away an area on the rock to give the pink rims some space to grow into.

Once you get them to bunch up, it will be easier to separate them by cutting the rock where the different bunches divide. If you see them start to co-mingle again, try to trim them away again so they don't get mixed again.

If you can, take the trimmed away zoas and put them in a small plastic container with some rubble rock and put them in the sump or a low flow area to try to get them to attach and make a frag of those.

 

[Juano908]

Juano, if you're trying to get the ones with the pink rim only, it will be hard since they are surrounded by the other zoas.

I'd suggest trying to use a scalpel or sharp knife to cut some of the other ones away from the pink rims (like to the right of the bunch up top) to give the pink one's room to grow into their own bunch on one side of the rock. Basically, trim away an area on the rock to give the pink rims some space to grow into.

Once you get them to bunch up, it will be easier to separate them by cutting the rock where the different bunches divide. If you see them start to co-mingle again, try to trim them away again so they don't get mixed again.

If you can, take the trimmed away zoas and put them in a small plastic container with some rubble rock and put them in the sump or a low flow area to try to get them to attach and make a frag of those.

I'll try that, thanks a lot George.

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