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horseplay

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So I have a few frags starting to encrust on the plugs they came in on. When do you mount them on the rocks? I have a few frags fell off the plug so I glued them right away on the rocks. Also do you scrape them off the plugs when you decide to mount them or leave them on the plugs forever?
 
ThatGuy

ThatGuy

horseplay said:
So I have a few frags starting to encrust on the plugs they came in on. When do you mount them on the rocks? I have a few frags fell off the plug so I glued them right away on the rocks. Also do you scrape them off the plugs when you decide to mount them or leave them on the plugs forever?
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What I do is get freshly cut or just break it off the plug and glue it directly to the rock. I'm not a fan of having plugs on the rockwork. I think I have a total of 2 or three plugs in my rockwork and they have been there for so long that they are covered up or blend in.
 
Spideybry

Spideybry

ThatGuy said:
What I do is get freshly cut or just break it off the plug and glue it directly to the rock. I'm not a fan of having plugs on the rockwork. I think I have a total of 2 or three plugs in my rockwork and they have been there for so long that they are covered up or blend in.
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Seconded. If they are zoas, I trim the plug as much as I can to have it be near the size of the polyps. Usually when it grows, it looks as natural as possible.
 
Empire

Empire

I usually mount on small pieces of rubble so I can find the corals optimal spot. But if I get a plug that is already encrusted, I'll cut off the stem and glue it somewhere.
 
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