Fraging Branching Torch Coral

[odstar]

I need some help in fraging my torch coral. The Torch has 5 branches. I have never done this before. What tools would be used? any help would be great.

 

[Witfull]

dremel and a cutt-off wheel.

 

[Woodstock]

I usually snap off a branch below the flesh area.

 

[billyr98]

Never did it either, how strong is the skeleton? you can just break it with your hands?

 

[Woodstock]

Well, I can break it and I'm not very strong at all... so it must be easy

 

[billyr98]

Hopefully will get to frag my torch one day and find out...

 

[roadrunner1659]

if you frag it...i will happily take that frag off of your hands! haha!

 

[Witfull]

get in line~

 

[billyr98]

Hahahaha no fighting.. it has 10 heads

 

[KMP]

i used tin snips. cut the branch like butter.

 

[billyr98]

Nice i have tin snips!!!

 

[Kensn]

I have always just snapped them off with my hands also... They don't have a real hard skeleton....

 

[odstar]

Thanks for the input guys. I am going to wait a little before I start I also want take some pictures. I am getting a new camera that should give better shots for me to post.

 

[marinelover]

I have used snips before and it cracked all the way up to the polyp. I break them where they branch off at the bases. Its like breaking a thicker christmas candycane!!!
Shawn

 

[Snelly40]

snap it

 

[billyr98]

wow I did snap this a while ago.. lost 4 heads from my bubble coral

 

[Charlie97L]

i think snapping with pliers is safer... i just did this last night.

if you snap it with your hands you can cut yourself badly, and also run the risk of a jagged, or uneven break.

having a dremel to wear down the edge to something easily mountable helps too.

 

[R.yumaDaddy?]

bone shears are my favorite torture device, Ohhh I mean fraging device.

 

[JaxReef]

use your hands and slowly apply pressure.