I've got a HUGE toadstool leather in my 46. It's getting way too large and is in mortal combat with a Torch coral. It's also just taking up too much room in the tank. I'm looking for some advice on how to frag it. The cap is, easily, 7" in diameter. The stock is nearly 4" in diameter and the entire colony stands atleast 12" tall.
Here's a picture of it, taken the end of May, 2008.
Here's a couple of pics I took last week, that show the growth. I can't wrap my hand around the stock.
And finally, here's a couple pics that show it's polyp extension. When it's happy, it'll extend it's polyps 2"-3". Madison, our 3 year old daughter, took the full tank shot with Angie's point and shoot Sony...lol. Not a bad lil' photographer.
Now to my tentative plan. I'm considering slicing the entire cap off, cutting rings of it and then cutting those rings into smaller frags. As I get close to where the cap connected to the stock, I'll change to pie cuts, through the center of the cap.
As for the stock, here's where I need some advice. I know if I just leave the stock alone, it'll eventually form another cap. However, the stock is just way too large for my tank. I'm considering cutting the stock into numerous cross sections, and then cutting those into pie pieces. I have no idea if these pieces will survive or not, but it's sounding like an interesting experiment...lol. Any thoughts?
Here's a picture of it, taken the end of May, 2008.
Here's a couple of pics I took last week, that show the growth. I can't wrap my hand around the stock.
And finally, here's a couple pics that show it's polyp extension. When it's happy, it'll extend it's polyps 2"-3". Madison, our 3 year old daughter, took the full tank shot with Angie's point and shoot Sony...lol. Not a bad lil' photographer.
Now to my tentative plan. I'm considering slicing the entire cap off, cutting rings of it and then cutting those rings into smaller frags. As I get close to where the cap connected to the stock, I'll change to pie cuts, through the center of the cap.
As for the stock, here's where I need some advice. I know if I just leave the stock alone, it'll eventually form another cap. However, the stock is just way too large for my tank. I'm considering cutting the stock into numerous cross sections, and then cutting those into pie pieces. I have no idea if these pieces will survive or not, but it's sounding like an interesting experiment...lol. Any thoughts?
i have 50% luck with the excess stalk turning into another full coral. just my 2 cents!!! good luck with whatever you do with it 
