Hey Bob, that's not my coral... :confused:
The one you sold me for a bargain price. Did you think I was complaining I paid too much ? :redface: Never ! You set me up with some awesome specimens !!! I two wus thinking uf pooting roks uround it two alow et two spred unto...me smart. just like boB !

Well it should look something like that. I have only one other Colt, and I still have both frags I made of it. :evil:

I found using elastics to be a rather delicate balance. If too tight, it will cut through (depends on the type of coral though ... some I'm sure wouldn't have that problem), and if too loose, then the frag can wiggle out. Some frags have a mind of their own and just completely refuse to cooperate. But hey if it's worked for you then it's a method not to be knocked. I'm just speaking from my own experience (my experience is only ever about "things that didn't work." :confused: Just once I'd like to be able to share an experience such as "hey here's an idea that I tried and that WORKED!!! for me." :neutral: Until that day comes though, then I just throw in my comments from the peanut gallery ... which is all my comments are worth.) :smile:

Hey Bob;
Is the latin name not Cladiella sp.? (I suck at ID) Is that the same as you seem in my tank? If so, I am sticky to the method of placing another rock beside it (just like you also noted.) Easy, painless and no stress to the mother. I watched mine encrust onto another rock and produce a piece matching the original one within 30 days +/- (3" diameter.) :smile:
Unfortunately, star polyp swallowed up the mother.
:sad:

kari
( a hammer drill is much like a chisel and mallet except less effort )

Yup, that's what I came up with, but I am sorry, I can't recall seeing it in your tank. However, I am sure it is there. The method you used seems the best. If you leave it grow on the same rock, you get many heads, and then you have to split the rock. :turn-l: