Coral on reef plugs

[nate77]

When you buy coral that's on a reef plug do you remove the plug or just leave it and "glue" to live rock?

Thanks nate

[DoctaQ]

either way, if theyre zoas or something you might as well leave them, if its a stony coral you can detach it and if theres any left on the plug you can let it grow back and sell it

[nate77]

Thanks doc

[Amphiprion]

I always remove the corals from plugs (or at the very least, cut off the spike). I only have stony corals, though.

[Conski]

Hmm i think ive only kept my sps (besides montis) on plugs becuase ive had them in the sand... would i just break it off (from the bottom most peice i can... no frag kit) and glue it to a rock?

[WeeNe858]

Sps can easily be snipped off the plug and glued to your preferred location. I personally would leave it on the plug for a week or 2 until you find the prime spot for the tank.

[fsn77]

I usually leave the frag on whatever it came attached to, then work it into the space I'd like to place it. I have clipped the peg off of some plugs, which usually isn't too hard to do with a pair of pliers or sturdy wire cutters.

Sometimes, I'll do like DoctaQ said and frag off 1/2 or so of a coral and put it on something that works better into my reefscape, let the part on the original frag heal up, then trade away that original plug of the coral for something different.