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- The specimen to be propagated
- Bone cutters or comparable cutting tool(optional)
- Epoxy (optional)
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| This demonstration will
show you how to propagate caulastrea
(common name Candy Cane Coral). Caulastrea
is an LPS coral that is very easy to
frag. The first step is to remove the
coral from your reef aquarium, as shown
in the photo on the right. |
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| Step 2 is to actually
make the cut. You can use your hands
to break off a piece, but I prefer to
use a set of bone cutters for this job
for improved accuracy. If you don't
happen to have any bone cutters on hand
then a trip to the tool department of
your local Home Depot or Lowes should
provide you with plenty of options for
tools to complete this job. Ensure that
you make your cut as far below the fleshy
part of the coral as possible. You should
find that the calcareous skeleton is
relatively easy to cut through. |
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| Now you have your frag.
Since my Candy Cane Coral was not that
big to begin with, I only cut a small
frag for demonstration purposes. You
will probably want to include multiple
heads in the frag that you cut. At this
point you could optionally epoxy the
frag to the rockwork in your tank. |
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