Mounting frags in rock...

[lanman]

I have one (or more) of those frags on the really solid, LONG reef plugs (I think they might come from ORA). I'd like to mount one of them on a fairly solid piece of rock that doesn't have any real big holes in it. How do you go about it without removing the rock from the tank and taking a core drill to it? Just cut it off and glue it? Is there a good hand tool for boring a hole? Other suggestions?

 

Thanks,

bob

[dhoch]

I'm not familar with teh ora plugs, but I typically just clip em off

 

Dave

[kngfisher]

I have one (or more) of those frags on the really solid, LONG reef plugs (I think they might come from ORA). I'd like to mount one of them on a fairly solid piece of rock that doesn't have any real big holes in it. How do you go about it without removing the rock from the tank and taking a core drill to it? Just cut it off and glue it? Is there a good hand tool for boring a hole? Other suggestions?

 

Thanks,

bob

 

you could cut the frag plug down to fit a hole that you do have in the rock or, cut the frag plug down and use epoxy to afix it to the rock...

[lanman]

I'm not familar with teh ora plugs, but I typically just clip em off

 

Dave

I'll try to get a picture. But my internet connection has been horrible lately.

 

bob

[lanman]

This kind of frag plug. They are about 2.5 inches long, with ribs, small on top:

 

bob

[YBeNormal]

I always clip away as much of the frag plug as I can and use epoxy to mount the frag onto the LR. IMHO, the result looks much more natural than having round plugs and pegs all over the tank. D&D epoxy comes in purple and looks almost like coraline in the tank. It costs more than some other brands of epoxy but seems to stick better.

[dhoch]

Bob,

 

I've dealt with those ones before, and they are the most difficult to get off (I don't like those plugs at all), but it's still possible to clip them off.

 

Dave

[tonkadawg]

I hate these plugs!!! What are you guys using to clip them down?

[traveller7]

I hate these plugs!!! What are you guys using to clip them down?

[madmax7774]

I usually just brak the frag off the plug, and use epoxy to affix the frag to something in the tank...

[Rascal]

I always clip away as much of the frag plug as I can and use epoxy to mount the frag onto the LR. IMHO, the result looks much more natural than having round plugs and pegs all over the tank. D&D epoxy comes in purple and looks almost like coraline in the tank. It costs more than some other brands of epoxy but seems to stick better.

 

Agree with all.

 

I just use a gardening pruner.

[lanman]

Thanks, all! It just seemed like they went to all that trouble to make a really strong reef plug, I ought to plug it into something. But it would be one heck of a hole I'd have to drill. I'll probably just use my dremel to hack it off and epoxy it to the rock. Until I get some bolt cutters, at least.

 

bob