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Old 06-10-2006, 03:04 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Fraging Branching Torch Coral

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.
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Old 06-10-2006, 04:18 AM   #2 (permalink)
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dremel and a cutt-off wheel.
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Re: Fraging Branching Torch Coral

I usually snap off a branch below the flesh area.
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Re: Fraging Branching Torch Coral

Never did it either, how strong is the skeleton? you can just break it with your hands?
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Old 06-10-2006, 01:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Well, I can break it and I'm not very strong at all... so it must be easy
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Hopefully will get to frag my torch one day and find out...
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Old 06-15-2006, 11:27 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Fraging Branching Torch Coral

if you frag it...i will happily take that frag off of your hands! haha!
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Hahahaha no fighting.. it has 10 heads
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Old 06-16-2006, 12:00 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: Fraging Branching Torch Coral

i used tin snips. cut the branch like butter.
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Nice i have tin snips!!!
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Old 06-18-2006, 01:13 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: Fraging Branching Torch Coral

I have always just snapped them off with my hands also... They don't have a real hard skeleton....
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Old 06-20-2006, 07:36 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: Fraging Branching Torch Coral

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.
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Old 10-20-2006, 11:47 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: Fraging Branching Torch Coral

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!!!
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