Leather Finger Coral

StarGazer1960 · 04-21-2009, 03:14 AM

This guy is getting too big
Keeps dropping babies all over the place
I suppose thats a good thing but I dont want a gazzilion of him
I need some good advice on how to frag or split him up
I have a 20 G holdong tank set up
Thx

BLAKEJOHN · 04-21-2009, 03:41 AM

A good sharp pair of sissors. Cut it where it any where it branches or forks. Be sure to run carbon during and after you frag it.

StarGazer1960 · 04-21-2009, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by BLAKEJOHN

A good sharp pair of sissors. Cut it where it any where it branches or forks. Be sure to run carbon during and after you frag it.

So how to you attach it to the rock?
Do you use a coral dip also?
Thx.

mantid · 04-21-2009, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by StarGazer1960

So how to you attach it to the rock?
Do you use a coral dip also?
Thx.

use superglue

Frankie · 04-21-2009, 09:24 AM

I would use a rubber band to hold it onto the rock. Superglue will be a challenge with a soft coral.

BigAl07 · 04-21-2009, 09:57 AM

I "Dip" all cut/damaged coral.

Superglue is very short-term for most softies. They simply "Slough off" the glue and float somewhere else (they always end up in the worse possible places too). Rubberband, netting or even just placing them into cracks/crevices in rubble can work.

ReefLady · 04-21-2009, 01:16 PM

Softies are a challenge to attach. Al has some good suggestions, you could also try plastic cable (zip) ties, or fishing line - just don't tie it tightly enough to cut it.

Also, I always found that a sharp razor blade worked better than scissors (for me). Scissors can tend to "squeeze" the coral, where a razor blade gives a more precise cut.

04-21-2009, 03:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
StarGazer1960 Tubeworm Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Strathroy, Ontaio, Canada Posts: 38 View Gallery Karma Komment	Leather Finger Coral This guy is getting too big Keeps dropping babies all over the place I suppose thats a good thing but I dont want a gazzilion of him I need some good advice on how to frag or split him up I have a 20 G holdong tank set up Thx

04-21-2009, 03:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
BLAKEJOHN Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KINGSTON, I.L. Posts: 1,073 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Leather Finger Coral A good sharp pair of sissors. Cut it where it any where it branches or forks. Be sure to run carbon during and after you frag it. __________________ 110 gallon acrylic 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Blue Tang, 2 Eng Gobies, 1 Six Line Wrasse, 1 Tomato Clown, 1 Lion fish RBTA, Longspine Urchin, Approx. 200 snails Red Monti, Purple Rim Monti, Leathers, Elegence, Yellow Polyps, various Zoa's, FrogSpawn, Ricordias, Greenbirdsnest, Pink Milli, Blue Milli, Bonzai, unknown Acropora's, Purple Digi, GSP, Bubble Coral, Staghorn, Slimer

04-21-2009, 09:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Leather Finger Coral I "Dip" all cut/damaged coral. Superglue is very short-term for most softies. They simply "Slough off" the glue and float somewhere else (they always end up in the worse possible places too). Rubberband, netting or even just placing them into cracks/crevices in rubble can work. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Leather Finger Coral Softies are a challenge to attach. Al has some good suggestions, you could also try plastic cable (zip) ties, or fishing line - just don't tie it tightly enough to cut it. Also, I always found that a sharp razor blade worked better than scissors (for me). Scissors can tend to "squeeze" the coral, where a razor blade gives a more precise cut. __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

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