Scolymia fragging

[Jarob]

Yea I decided already to go into thirds. Cut it in half, then one of those halves will be cut again. Im really thinking this idea of "chiseling" out a hole or space for the frag in a rock will really speed up the growth. Ive read reports where the tissue itself will form a circle and heal really quick, but wont look normal because the lack of skeleton, so if it has the rock surrounding it the actual polyp can grow rather quickly.. Makes sense to me..
The tissue itself grows quick according to coral standards, I bought a scoly with almost NO tissue or color, it was about the size of a dime on a skeleton that was the size of plum for lack of a better analogy and the tissue is extending over the skeleton and fully and brightly colored up in about 2 to 3 months time with very little feeding. This gives me hope to discover new propagation techniques for these types of corals, something I plan on studying with my degree in the future.

[StevenSeas]

i would think another possibility would be to get a large frag disk and cut out a shape for the skeleton of the scoly and attach the skeleton in the slot formed

[Jarob]

Nice idea but it would need to be large enough. Is there anything out there composed of similar compounds as a lps skeleton?

[StevenSeas]

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/...s-wonders.html

those have a 1 1/2 inch top, so decently large, but idk how big your scoly is. and made of calcium sand, close to its skeletal structure

[Mr Cob]

looking forward to pics when you do it all Jarob. Would be great to add the documentation to the frag exchange library.

[Jarob]

Ok I keep making progress on my decisions. Since the coral needs to grow and heal for another month or two anyways Im going to make my very own skeletons. Using Mr. Wilsons DIY rock method on RC I can exactly recreate a scoly skeleton with the exact dimensions and a space in the center for the frag. It needs a month or so to cure and leech so this is a perfect oppertunity to play around with some DIY skeletons!! Im getting more and more excited about this.

[kkiel02]

In REEF magazine a couple months back they had a whole article about this. The author saw greater survivability with the band saw as, like ace mentioned, the blade did not heat up. Take your time and it sounds like you have most things covered. The ones in the magazine actually healed pretty quick. Oh and the author said they were getting about 90% survivability.

[txmaverickmh]

I have the diamond band saw ready!!!! Get over to GC Reef and let's cut that sucker!!!!

[Jarob]

Its gonna be a month! Im getting the supplies and making the skeletons on sunday! While I'm at it im going to make a LARGER skeleton for one of my bleeding apples whos tissue extends about an inch PAST its current skeleton, maybe it will give it something to grow onto!

[jrsatx20]

http://www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com/.../version11.pdf