Propagation Tips- Echinophyllia & other Plating Corals
This entry was posted on 7/2/2007 1:01 PM and is filed under Propagation.
Here, I will show you how I propagated my alien eye
echinophyllia. Coral propagation is becoming more known in the industry
as well as important to your reefs. There are several techniques out
there for each type of genius and I strongly suggest researching first
before you start to farm your corals.
I hope this blog will be a helpful tool for future propagation.=)
Step 1
First start with a frag. This piece is finally ready to frag. Here you can see growth forming. Now it is was the size of a golf ball about a year ago. Still not ready to frag.
This took close to 7-8 months to get to a fraggable piece.
Step 2
Here I am using a bandsaw to
cut the echino. I cut around the rim keeping the center intact for future
frags. Next, I cut the rim in several pieces. The rim will grow back in a couple weeks. In a couple months,
more frags will be made.=) And here is the mother colony that
is left. I mount the frags on disks/plugs with simple super
glue. Here you can see how I cut the echino
Here is the rim frag glued to a disk
Here is the mother colony which will be
ready for fragging in 3-4 months
Ciao,
Jen=)
