ORA Plugs suck.

[MatthewScars]

You know their big bulky rubber black plugs? What do you do to get the frag off it?

Last time i got one the frag encrusted over the top of the plug so i couldn't clip the bottom of the coral without losing growth. So i dremeled the plug and ended up breaking the frag anyway.

Why do they torture people?

Ideas?

 

[D1J8Z]

I drilled my rock to fit ORA corals

 

[MatthewScars]

All my rock is too big to remove. :\

 

[Malibu361]

I second that there plugs are cumbersome and annoying...

 

[Wes]

the trick is pliers.

squeeze the fat part with pliers and the frag falls right off....Even the really thin encrusted part comes off clean. Lay a folded towel underneath before you start squeezing to give it a soft landing when it falls off.

 

[autoponicz]

i tried using the metal shears which made it easier to cut....but my frag flew across the room!...now i dremel them...what a pain...

 

[Wes]

no shears...just squeeze w/ some pressure.

the thick part of the plug is hollow so when u squeeze it the frag falls right off.

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

I have to try that......I had the same problem as autoponicz......hmm.....

 

[oceangallery]

If you do cut them off using cutters and they are encrusted..DO NOT THROW THE PLUG AWAY!!! Put it somewhere in your tank and let the encrusting part grow another coral.

 

[Bob 1000]

That's one of reasons I make rocks with holes big enough for the frag plugs..

 

[James983]

I agree that their plugs are the worst but their corals are so sweet.

 

[Wes]

i love them now that i know the pliers trick. Come off completely clean in a couple seconds, no other plugs do that.

 

[MatthewScars]

i love them now that i know the pliers trick. Come off completely clean in a couple seconds, no other plugs do that.

Wes, this weekend im getting a $60 ORA red planet table acro frag. I will try your method. it if breaks, you owe me a RPT

 

[Wes]

ok :theyareon