McClain80 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Hey everybody, new to the hobby. I started this Biocube 14 in May with the help of Richard L. Everything seems to be growing good so far. I just purchased this Leather Coral and was wondering if there is a way to remove it from the ceramic base that it came on? It looks so unnatural. Thanks, Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 You can try to slice it off but you'll make it pretty mad in the process and depending on your tank, may take a while to bounce back. Fwiw, you mention you're new. Most new hobbyists ( myself too at one point) hate frag plugs (ceramic mount it's on). You'll learn to live with them. Kinda have to. The more you coral shop the more you'll find that 99% of the coral you buy will come with a plug. People who propagate corals love their simplicity and ease of use. They fit perfectly into frag racks and because of that, they're unavoidable. One thing to take comfort in is that Sarcophyton, or toadstool leather, will grow very large and fairly quickly if it's happy. I have one that started a frag the size of yours, and in 2 years is now close to 15" across on the top portion and the trunk is as big as my forearm. There's a frag plug in there somewhere too long since buried in coral tissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McClain80 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 It doesn't seem like its worth the trouble to cut it off. Guess i can live with it. I have some xenia that moved from a plug onto rock, so it got me thinking maybe theres a way to get the leather off the plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 If you have a place with strong flow, put the rock next to so that the leather touches it while it gets blown towards the rock. If no high flow is available, gently lean the rock into the leather. Use a rock the same size as what its currently sitting on. Smaller rock can easily be glued to a larger rock and not be as obvious. Either method will take a few months before the leather completely grows into the new rock. If its hanging on by a tiny bit of tissue cut it at that point. Leave the old piece in the tank, you may end up with a second leather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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