Randy-S Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Seems all of the LFS are out, so I thought I would give a shout here before getting them off the net. Looking for something like these. http://www.chiefreef.com/ Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 you can make those disks and plugs REALLY easily with a bucket filled with sand, frag mix, and something to make depressions in the sand with...baby bottle nipples work for the plugs, and I imagine you can make disk impressions with almost anything with the desired diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 you can make those disks and plugs REALLY easily with a bucket filled with sand' date=' frag mix, and something to make depressions in the sand with...baby bottle nipples work for the plugs, and I imagine you can make disk impressions with almost anything with the desired diameter.[/quote'] Try Garf's recipe, tons of articles under their "how to". Oldbrownies adds rocksalt to his mix/recipe to make it porous and love the idea of curing in the toilet tank. Makes too much sense to save cents. I've got a rock with frags from him and I'm not sure if its real rock or homemade...seriously! http://garf.org/news11p3.html#rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 three different methods here: http://www.coszam.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy-S Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 25 reef plugs $4.49 priority mail service $5.00 extra hours of my life saved not making reef plugs- priceless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 25 reef plugs $4.49 priority mail service $5.00 extra hours of my life saved not making reef plugs- priceless extra hours by taking them to your LFS instead of mounting them - Double Priceless bring me some Randy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Sorry, I'm just not a fan of having something that looks like I dropped poker chips into my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 whynot just make a batch of DIY rock and break it up int small pieces....then keep it in your sump til you need it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 This method would probably take only a few minutes, not hours, and will cost almost nothing: http://www.coszam.net/plugs2.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Sorry' date=' I'm just not a fan of having something that looks like I dropped poker chips into my tank.[/quote'] Maybe I'm on to something here. Without price shopping, found they are available under .12/ea. and come in a nice aluminum carrying case with extras and FREE shipping to boot. http://www.nevadajacks.net/comersus/store/comersus_listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=16 Seriously though, I won't buy a frag on a plate that looks so unnatural without taking years to cover up with growth, even then, it may never. I've never seen anything like it snorkeling before either. I've seen tanks with big fat plugs glued all over their live rock and that's what I notice, plugs. I don't understand why the industry pushes this.... isn't this why we don't put sunken battleships in the bottom of our reef tanks? Oh yeah, nowadays that is what you may find at the bottom of a reef, bad analogy. It's like a fully landscaped yard with all the plants left above ground in the ugly black containers they were shipped in. I would think it would take less time to just make them like drop cookies than to make a sand mold and have to fill each one perfectly. If anything, push a rock in the sand over and over and fill with cement mix. At least that would look more natural than a wafer I get at church on Sundays.... I guess I'm just trying to replicate a piece of nature in my livingroom, not modernize it. OK, soapbox open for someone else to jump on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringwurm Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 I kind of like the poker chip idea for discs. Now you need to find some plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippin61 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Maybe I'm on to something here. Without price shopping, found they are available under .12/ea. and come in a nice aluminum carrying case with extras and FREE shipping to boot. http://www.nevadajacks.net/comersus/store/comersus_listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=16 Seriously though, I won't buy a frag on a plate that looks so unnatural without taking years to cover up with growth, even then, it may never. I've never seen anything like it snorkeling before either. I've seen tanks with big fat plugs glued all over their live rock and that's what I notice, plugs. I don't understand why the industry pushes this.... isn't this why we don't put sunken battleships in the bottom of our reef tanks? Oh yeah, nowadays that is what you may find at the bottom of a reef, bad analogy. It's like a fully landscaped yard with all the plants left above ground in the ugly black containers they were shipped in. I would think it would take less time to just make them like drop cookies than to make a sand mold and have to fill each one perfectly. If anything, push a rock in the sand over and over and fill with cement mix. At least that would look more natural than a wafer I get at church on Sundays.... I guess I'm just trying to replicate a piece of nature in my livingroom, not modernize it. OK, soapbox open for someone else to jump on. the reason the industry pushes it, i would think, is because its almost standard to use eggcrate for shelves. and the plugs fit right into the holes in the eggcrate. both are cheap and easy to obtain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 If you don't like the plug or disk a frag is mounted on...then just remove the frag from the disk or plug before mounting it in your tank.....i know... iknow....crazy talk! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 I like the frag discs/plugs. Its usually much easier to place them since they are flat. Its also much easier to remove if need be. It gives the coral plenty of room to encrust without worrying about it encroaching on other corals. And they are easy to break if you want to frag. JMO here of course. I've used rock rubble too, but the discs are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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