Whats the best way to cut a softy?

[paddyob]

I am going to cut a frag or two off my colt coral.

The catch is, it is on a base rock in my display.... and I am not going to remove it.


What's the best way to cut it without causing too much stress to the Colt, or potentially other nearby corals??



Thanks,

Paddy

[subman]

A new razor blade. Colts are tough I wouldnt worry about it to much.

[Coralgurl]

Wait till they drop their own frags...:biggrin: Mine wouldn't stop for about a week...everyday a new one floating around...I tossed em, tried selling/giving them away, no takers.

[paddyob]

Wait till they drop their own frags...:biggrin: Mine wouldn't stop for about a week...everyday a new one floating around...I tossed em, tried selling/giving them away, no takers.

Colt does not drop. Kenya drops. Colts get big. Most people do not have colt.

[Coralgurl]

Well that's interesting.....thanks for the info, was sold to me as a colt, hard to distinguish the difference in reference pics.....sorry for the hijack :lol:

[paddyob]

Well that's interesting.....thanks for the info, was sold to me as a colt, hard to distinguish the difference in reference pics.....sorry for the hijack :lol:

It is tough. Here is a recent thread I posted... I have both corals.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=86882

[Myka]

As long as it isn't too thick, I like to use sharp scissors.

[FragIt Dan]

I fragged my Colt (and finger leather) using replacement blades for my utility knife... I just slice it down the middle somewhere leaving some foot on both pieces. I frag softies in an external container of tank water as some can release toxins into the tank when fragged. My Kenya's are constantly dropping pieces off so I have never needed to frag them.

[paddyob]

As long as it isn't too thick, I like to use sharp scissors.

It's very thick.

[paddyob]

I fragged my Colt (and finger leather) using replacement blades for my utility knife... I just slice it down the middle somewhere leaving some foot on both pieces. I frag softies in an external container of tank water as some can release toxins into the tank when fragged. My Kenya's are constantly dropping pieces off so I have never needed to frag them.

Just to clarify, it's not Kenya.

I have had it over a year.... Not a single dropped branch, hence the need to cut it.

The toxin release is what I'm concerned about.

[ScubaSteve]

I had huge toadstools that I just cut directly in the tank water. I cut it while I was doing a water change and changing carbon. Never had an issue.

[paddyob]

I had huge toadstools that I just cut directly in the tank water. I cut it while I was doing a water change and changing carbon. Never had an issue.

Good plan!

I'm due for a water change this weekend.

Thanks.