Remove SPS

TexasMike · 01/16/2010, 08:11 PM

Sooo. How do you remove an SPS off the 2 inch long cap that they glued it to? Or do you?

Thanks

0b1 · 01/16/2010, 08:18 PM

one of the little cement things? just glue that part to the rock

DThompson · 01/16/2010, 08:22 PM

Dremel works wonders.

TexasMike · 01/16/2010, 08:51 PM

No. It's more of a peg that is about two inches long. I'm guessing I am unable to remove it from the peg and just place it in a hole in the rock.

Alex T. · 01/16/2010, 09:29 PM

I usually take a flat head screwdriver (very thin blade) and gingerly work it off the plug. if the frag has already started skinning to the peg, i cut the prong off with a dremel. That way you can glue your coral anywhere you want. They seem to grow better for me when I can glue the bottom of the coral itself to the live rock. jmo

spleify · 01/16/2010, 09:33 PM

If it was glued on with crazy glue, it will pop off pretty easy. Or like suggested, just take a small screwdriver and get underneath it and pop it up

dots · 01/16/2010, 09:56 PM

Some of the hard rubber plugs, you can grab with a large pair of slip joint pliers and squeeze.

large pieces I would snap off with a pair of dykes, or cut with a hacksaw.

Dont trip about leaving some of it on the plug, put it your QT tank (which you should have) and grow it out.

sedor · 01/16/2010, 10:12 PM

SPS, though delicate are a little tougher than we give them credit for. Popping the base off of the plug with a screwdriver (or a butterknife in my case) will work just fine and its actually sometimes easier to mount it to the rockwork without the plug. If its already started encrusting though, just leave it along and mount the whole thing, no use wasting all that good growth.

cakemanPA · 01/16/2010, 10:14 PM

Bone cutters will cut the extension right off the frag plug. I then just glue the rest of the frag plug in place.

SkyPapa · 01/16/2010, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cakemanPA

Bone cutters will cut the extension right off the frag plug. I then just glue the rest of the frag plug in place.

+1, but I put the plug in my frag tank

TexasMike · 01/17/2010, 02:04 AM

Thanks for the tips.

kourt11234 · 01/17/2010, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cakemanPA

Bone cutters will cut the extension right off the frag plug. I then just glue the rest of the frag plug in place.

would this slow growth?

Mattik · 01/17/2010, 09:28 AM

I usually cut the prongs off of the plug and glue the disc to the rock. In cases where the "golf tee" style plug is used, I either snip the coral off the plug, or use a dremmel to cut the plug.

My LFS gets a lot of corals that are on the golf tees and they will generally dremel the plug for me if I ask.

sedor · 01/17/2010, 09:32 AM

It shouldn't slow the growth to much, although IMO a coral starts really growing best once the base has started encrusting over its surface.

01/16/2010, 08:11 PM	#1
TexasMike Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clear Lake, Tx Posts: 165	Remove SPS Sooo. How do you remove an SPS off the 2 inch long cap that they glued it to? Or do you? Thanks

01/16/2010, 09:33 PM	#6
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	If it was glued on with crazy glue, it will pop off pretty easy. Or like suggested, just take a small screwdriver and get underneath it and pop it up __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

01/16/2010, 09:56 PM	#7
dots Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 6,258	Some of the hard rubber plugs, you can grab with a large pair of slip joint pliers and squeeze. large pieces I would snap off with a pair of dykes, or cut with a hacksaw. Dont trip about leaving some of it on the plug, put it your QT tank (which you should have) and grow it out. __________________ ~Doug

01/16/2010, 10:12 PM	#8
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	SPS, though delicate are a little tougher than we give them credit for. Popping the base off of the plug with a screwdriver (or a butterknife in my case) will work just fine and its actually sometimes easier to mount it to the rockwork without the plug. If its already started encrusting though, just leave it along and mount the whole thing, no use wasting all that good growth. __________________ Ryan

01/17/2010, 09:32 AM	#14
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	It shouldn't slow the growth to much, although IMO a coral starts really growing best once the base has started encrusting over its surface. __________________ Ryan

01/16/2010, 08:18 PM	#2
0b1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Philly Posts: 104	one of the little cement things? just glue that part to the rock

01/16/2010, 08:22 PM	#3
DThompson Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scottsadale, AZ Posts: 374	Dremel works wonders.

01/16/2010, 08:51 PM	#4
TexasMike Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clear Lake, Tx Posts: 165	No. It's more of a peg that is about two inches long. I'm guessing I am unable to remove it from the peg and just place it in a hole in the rock.

01/16/2010, 09:29 PM	#5
Alex T. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,803	I usually take a flat head screwdriver (very thin blade) and gingerly work it off the plug. if the frag has already started skinning to the peg, i cut the prong off with a dremel. That way you can glue your coral anywhere you want. They seem to grow better for me when I can glue the bottom of the coral itself to the live rock. jmo

01/16/2010, 10:14 PM	#9
cakemanPA Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hummelstown, PA Posts: 2,353	Bone cutters will cut the extension right off the frag plug. I then just glue the rest of the frag plug in place.

01/17/2010, 02:04 AM	#11
TexasMike Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clear Lake, Tx Posts: 165	Thanks for the tips.

01/17/2010, 09:28 AM	#13
Mattik Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 281	I usually cut the prongs off of the plug and glue the disc to the rock. In cases where the "golf tee" style plug is used, I either snip the coral off the plug, or use a dremmel to cut the plug. My LFS gets a lot of corals that are on the golf tees and they will generally dremel the plug for me if I ask.