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SeaHorse_Fanatic 06-06-2007 05:11 AM

Yup, wall anchor. More tricky to frag than branching types but if Preston's experience is typical, then doable.

If you want, bring it over here & we can try it here, but I would think it is safer to frag it at home & get it into the tank asap.

Anthony

Raven2k 06-06-2007 05:16 AM

ya im thinking that im going to hold off on the fragging, sounds a little risky and i don't want to hurt it.
If it gets too big before i set up my 90 gallon then i'll sell it or trade it.

Thanks.

Der_Iron_Chef 06-06-2007 05:20 AM

Looks like a wall hammer to me. Very pretty!

I got this from wetwebmedia:

"His method is to stretch a rubber band around the coral crossing the polyps where he wants to make the cut. In a week or so, the polyps will recede from this point leaving open skeleton for you to make the cut without fear of damaging the polyps and risking infection."

Then he goes on to suggest you could cut through the calcerous skeleton using a dremel.

Raven2k 06-06-2007 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef (Post 254814)
Looks like a wall hammer to me. Very pretty!

I got this from wetwebmedia:

"His method is to stretch a rubber band around the coral crossing the polyps where he wants to make the cut. In a week or so, the polyps will recede from this point leaving open skeleton for you to make the cut without fear of damaging the polyps and risking infection."

Then he goes on to suggest you could cut through the calcerous skeleton using a dremel.

Interesting method, it makes sense.

4ptbuck 06-06-2007 06:16 PM

I have also heard of dremelling the base, then cracking the head. Leave the flesh connected, and it will receed, and seperate.

Or you can do what I did, with was while in the process of removing some of the base, ie horizontally, the hammer split vertically in 3 pieces. 2 pieces fell to the floor, with me holding 1 piece, with a big 'o-crap' look on my face.

Put all three pieces back into the tank, and they have all recovered.


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