fragging a leather coral... help?

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I got a pretty good size leather coral that is actually becoming a "cloud" and taking the light away from everything else. What is a safe way to frag this? Has anyone in the NW fort worth area done this and would like to maybe give me a hand? thanks!

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Sorry for the blue tint... it actually isnt really that blue lol
 
Just take a razor and cut it. It will heal very fast. Almost impossible to kill leathers like that. Or you can get rubber bands tie them on there tite and in a couple days that piece falls off. I remember the first time i fragged it was a devils hand. I thought i was going to kill it. But never did kill it or any leather. Now hard corals i have lost a couple in the past. :(
 
@Matt wrote:
If you are only talking about a cutting a little piece that's one thing but if you plan to do some extensive cutting I HIGHLY recommend removing the Leather and doing it in a bucket of tank water. Be sure to rinse both the cuts and mother really well. Also plan to run some fresh carbon on your display. said:
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Leathers can release INSANE amounts of toxins into the water of your tank. Is pull it and then make your frags.

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Don't frag it!!! Let it grow! Looks pretty cool if I do say so...


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Wear gloves & be careful of toxin squirts. Have Benedryl on hand in case you have any negative reactions. I used a plastic cutting board to cut mine on & bleach cleaned it when done. A new razor blade works great & the leather does heal fast. Somewhere on here I think there was a video or a link on fragging leathers.
 
Yeah... Honestly I was thinking of letting it grow a bit more and finding it an owner with a bigger aquarium, I still get nervous thnking of cutting it up and it's so beautiful when it opens up completely.
 
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