Needs help: How can I remove goniopora from rock

[Ruben's Reef]

Happy Reefing everyone. I'm doing soon a complete reboot of my system but I have this huge pink goniopora the grows on a rock. My question is, how an I removed or frag the goni out of that rock? Here's a picture at night when is close and daytime. Thanks

 

[gongshow1988]

You’d need a coral band saw to cut the skeleton from the rock.

 

[BryanM]

If it is encrusted, as it looks, it isn't going anywhere. I'd put that in my tank rock and all :)

 

[JGT]

Depending on how encrusted it is, you might be able to slide something stiff between the rock and skeleton and slowly, gently pry it up. I’ve done that with a few of my gonis and it works pretty well. If it’s super encrusted then moving the whole thing - rock and all is probably your best bet.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Depending on how encrusted it is, you might be able to slide something stiff between the rock and skeleton and slowly, gently pry it up. I’ve done that with a few of my gonis and it works pretty well. If it’s super encrusted then moving the whole thing - rock and all is probably your best bet.

Yeah, the problem is between the asterina fish and the poscillopora that are also on the same rock, I dont want to transfer neither to my new rock but I dont want to loose that goni.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Well its a bit barbaric, but what I've done before is wrap it up snug in a blanket, place a chisel in between the rock and skeleton and give it a good whack and hope for the best lol, sometimes it works, sometimes you get a frag. I've also drilled holes into the rock in a straight line to try to control how it breaks off, this works better. But yours looks raised so a chisel might knock it off.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Well its a bit barbaric, but what I've done before is wrap it up snug in a blanket, place a chisel in between the rock and skeleton and give it a good whack and hope for the best lol, sometimes it works, sometimes you get a frag. I've also drilled holes into the rock in a straight line to try to control how it breaks off, this works better. But yours looks raised so a chisel might knock it off.

Thats another option, not too bad. Thanks

 

[BryanM]

If it is encrusted, as it looks, it isn't going anywhere. I'd put that in my tank rock and all :)

I 2nd the chisel. But sometimes I have violent tendancies.