How do you make frag Discs/plugs??

[Andys29]

???

[danferd2002]

look on garf.com

[loyalty]

i found it was easier to buy them from http://bostonaquafarms.com/
although not hard to make, their disks and plugs are precured for atleast a month already, which was the big sell for me

[ReeferMac]

We get egg's from the grocer every now and then, that come in a nice 2-piece plastic container. I use the arragocrete recipe and just fill the 'eggs' about 1/3rd full. Works OK so far, we'll see how the local population receives them.

- Mac

[nick18tjetta]

A few drops of the thin superglue, not gel, in a small container of fine sand.

[Andys29]

If your serious could you explain some more on that.

[nick18tjetta]

Eric Boreman suggested it, and i tried it in a shot glass, he suggested a thimble. Simply, put sand in a small container, and put a few drops of the liquid type superglue in it. It wicks through the sand almost instantly and within seconds you have a nice little plug. I used some sand from purearagonite.com and it worked pretty good for a quick plug.

[LiquidShaneo]

Pretty expensive way to go about making a frag plug considering how much cyanoacrylate costs compared to aragocrete. It's definitely workable if you need a frag plug fast but if you're making them in bulk there's cheaper ways to do it.

Shane

[donfishy76]

i agree, easier to buy

[panic]

Mix up some thinset with your crushed coral or sand and pour it into little waxcoated dixie cups.

[bngowe]

Originally posted by danferd2002
look on garf.com

it's garf.org

[nick18tjetta]

Its just an easy way to make a plug when you need one in a pinch, personally i get the LR rubble from a LFS when i need something to mount to.

[dalbrecht]

I found a mini silicon muffin pan at walmart and use that to make disc shaped plugs 2" in diameter. Smaller ones are available as well. I like it because I don't need to oil it first. Another option is to get a truffle / candy mold and use that. For small plugs, I've found a really nice silicon novelty ice cube tray. It makes small hefty plugs in the shape of a sea shell. Their dome shape means they take longer to cure, but the texture on their surface (especially if you sprinkle some rock salt in the mold) looks great in the reef (no hard edges).

[hamburglar]

1 part concrete and 4-5 parts sand or crushed oyster shell from feed shop.

I personally use 1 part concrete, 2 parts southdown sand (from dwindling stockpile), and 3 parts crushed oyster shell.

You can also use things like pvc shavings, plastic scraps, and acrylic scraps in place of the oystershell.

[Andys29]

sounds good. i have been buying them from boston aqua farms but i might try the aragocrete way myself . Just seeing wat everyone else is doing.