Dan's RSR-S 850 Mixed Reef

[dandemeyere]

Here's the frag rack of fresh cut (and pissed off lol) corals:

And here's a pic of some of my favorite tank spawned torches – BLA Canary Grail & BLA Dragon Spawn – that are starting to grow out:

 

[Alexander1312]

I've gotten a few questions in the past about how often I frag and what my general approach is, so I figured I’d share a bit today since I just wrapped up a fragging session.

In the past, I definitely had times where I was fragging mainly to create pieces to sell. But right now, my focus is really on letting the tank grow out into a proper display. So I’d say about 90% of the frags I made this time were just where colonies were either growing into each other or starting to shade neighboring corals.

I also try to make cuts that result in nice, chunky frags while keeping the mother colony looking as natural as possible. There are definitely cases where I could take a frag from a big colony, but if it’s not causing issues—like shading or crowding—and there’s no clean way to cut without making it look hacked up, I just leave it alone.

This particular frag session took around 50 minutes that was timelapsed down to 20 seconds. Unfortunately, the time-lapse didn’t come out quite in focus, so it's a little blurry—but hopefully, it still gives a sense of the process:

I would love to watch the 50-minute original video.

 

[Coral reefer]

Looks like someone wants to host the next fragging workshop. Even if it’s virtual and not in person…

 

[dandemeyere]

I would love to watch the 50-minute original video.

I recorded it in timelapse mode. Next time I'll try to find a better setup for recording. Are you more interested in how I frag the colonies in my tank or my plug/gluing setup?

Looks like someone wants to host the next fragging workshop. Even if it’s virtual and not in person…

I don't think I do anything unique when it comes to fragging, but my setup is in the garage with a fair amount of space so I could definitely host something in the future!