Leather Coral Help Wanted Please

Hi All

I've got a leather coral with the business end about 8" in diameter and a
stalk of about 12". It seems to be battling to hold its weight upright. I'm
aware that a leather coral can be cut for frags. I'd like to know what
effect it would have on the coral if I hacked it's stalk in half. Its not
firmly planted onto a rock and it's footing shouldn't be an issue as it had
no firm footing when I bought it about 6 months ago. If it can be chopped,
is there an easy way to do it without re-enacting the texas chainsaw
massacre?

Thanks in advance


Chris

Thanks Marc. I'm grateful for your time. Is it OK for me to take it out of
the water while I'm cutting it?


"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Chris,

You can cut up that leather any way you like, with a sharp razor blade or
knife. Even if you turned it into a bowl of cubes, each piece would
eventually
regrow into a new leather.

Marc


Chris Taylor wrote:

Hi All

I've got a leather coral with the business end about 8" in diameter and
a
stalk of about 12". It seems to be battling to hold its weight upright.
I'm
aware that a leather coral can be cut for frags. I'd like to know what
effect it would have on the coral if I hacked it's stalk in half. Its
not
firmly planted onto a rock and it's footing shouldn't be an issue as it
had
no firm footing when I bought it about 6 months ago. If it can be
chopped,
is there an easy way to do it without re-enacting the texas chainsaw
massacre?

Thanks in advance

Chris

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Chris,

You can cut up that leather any way you like, with a sharp razor blade or
knife. Even if you turned it into a bowl of cubes, each piece would eventually
regrow into a new leather.

Marc


Chris Taylor wrote:

Hi All

I've got a leather coral with the business end about 8" in diameter and a
stalk of about 12". It seems to be battling to hold its weight upright. I'm
aware that a leather coral can be cut for frags. I'd like to know what
effect it would have on the coral if I hacked it's stalk in half. Its not
firmly planted onto a rock and it's footing shouldn't be an issue as it had
no firm footing when I bought it about 6 months ago. If it can be chopped,
is there an easy way to do it without re-enacting the texas chainsaw
massacre?

Thanks in advance

Chris

--
Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

Yes. Here's a page from my site when we had a coral propagation workshop (Macna
XV last year). I should have linked it before.

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/macna..._workshop.html

Marc


Chris Taylor wrote:

Thanks Marc. I'm grateful for your time. Is it OK for me to take it out of
the water while I'm cutting it?

"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Chris,

You can cut up that leather any way you like, with a sharp razor blade or
knife. Even if you turned it into a bowl of cubes, each piece would
eventually
regrow into a new leather.

Marc


Chris Taylor wrote:

Hi All

I've got a leather coral with the business end about 8" in diameter and
a
stalk of about 12". It seems to be battling to hold its weight upright.
I'm
aware that a leather coral can be cut for frags. I'd like to know what
effect it would have on the coral if I hacked it's stalk in half. Its
not
firmly planted onto a rock and it's footing shouldn't be an issue as it
had
no firm footing when I bought it about 6 months ago. If it can be
chopped,
is there an easy way to do it without re-enacting the texas chainsaw
massacre?

Thanks in advance

Chris

--
Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com



--
Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

Isn't nature awesome!


"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Yes. Here's a page from my site when we had a coral propagation workshop
(Macna
XV last year). I should have linked it before.

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/macna..._workshop.html

Marc


Chris Taylor wrote:

Thanks Marc. I'm grateful for your time. Is it OK for me to take it out
of
the water while I'm cutting it?

"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Chris,

You can cut up that leather any way you like, with a sharp razor blade
or
knife. Even if you turned it into a bowl of cubes, each piece would
eventually
regrow into a new leather.

Marc


Chris Taylor wrote:

Hi All

I've got a leather coral with the business end about 8" in diameter
and
a
stalk of about 12". It seems to be battling to hold its weight
upright.
I'm
aware that a leather coral can be cut for frags. I'd like to know
what
effect it would have on the coral if I hacked it's stalk in half.
Its
not
firmly planted onto a rock and it's footing shouldn't be an issue as
it
had
no firm footing when I bought it about 6 months ago. If it can be
chopped,
is there an easy way to do it without re-enacting the texas chainsaw
massacre?

Thanks in advance

Chris

--
Personal Page:
http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com



--
Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
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Isn't nature awesome!


Nature awesome? Only if I can be able to fly like those bird or swim deep in
the ocean like those whale. 8 If I have those abilities, that will be
awesome.

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