Sinularia Transplant

[Formulator]

My chalice is encroaching and I want to move the sinularia leathers. Do I just pull them off or what? I’ve never moved or fragged my leathers…

 

[Subsea]

Yes, you pull them off. Are they on the same rock as the chalice?

 

[Formulator]

Yes, you pull them off. Are they on the same rock as the chalice?

I’m actually not sure where they attach, but there are probably several rocks involved. These ones just kind of sprouted up organically over the years from the main colony to the right here. Hopefully they aren’t all connected…

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

You can cut them off, but any remaining piece of the coral will grow into a full colony again. Pulling it off may work too. They are so resilient you won't hurt them .

What is the massive sps colony you have? It's beautiful. Looks like it's fast growing too? I want corals like that for my new tank. Thanks!

 

[Subsea]

I’m actually not sure where they attach, but there are probably several rocks involved. These ones just kind of sprouted up organically over the years from the main colony to the right here. Hopefully they aren’t all connected…

Beautiful. Your problem is enviable.

If you are not sure where they attach, then pretend you are cutting flowers away around your chalice and remove the upper parts of Sinularia with scissors. In that way, the Chalice view is unobstructed and you can see how things are attached.

 

[Formulator]

Beautiful. Your problem is enviable.

If you are not sure where they attach, then pretend you are cutting flowers away around your chalice and remove the upper parts of Sinularia with scissors. In that way, the Chalice view is unobstructed and you can see how things are attached.

Thank you for the compliment! Your suggestion sounds doable. Should I be worried about chemical toxins from cutting it like that in the tank?

 

[Subsea]

Thank you for the compliment! Your suggestion sounds doable. Should I be worried about chemical toxins from cutting it like that in the tank?

Toxin is relative. I frag in tank all the time. Just cut the few that are in the way. If corals respond negatively, then use granulated activated carbon to remove organics.

 

[Formulator]

Toxin is relative. I frag in tank all the time. Just cut the few that are in the way. If corals respond negatively, then use granulated activated carbon to remove organics.

Thanks. I’m going to give it a shot this weekend. I’m not too worried about the toxins as long as its not some kind of nuclear bomb. Sounds like thats not the case if you do it all the time. I run carbon as preventative measure already with a big toadstool leather on the other side of the tank.

 

[KrisReef]

Thanks. I’m going to give it a shot this weekend. I’m not too worried about the toxins as long as its not some kind of nuclear bomb. Sounds like thats not the case if you do it all the time. I run carbon as preventative measure already with a big toadstool leather on the other side of the tank.

They are just like pulling out weeds in the garden. Gently get your fingers around the stem and pull them out by the roots.

 

[Formulator]

You can cut them off, but any remaining piece of the coral will grow into a full colony again. Pulling it off may work too. They are so resilient you won't hurt them .

What is the massive sps colony you have? It's beautiful. Looks like it's fast growing too? I want corals like that for my new tank. Thanks!

Thanks! That SPS is called anacropora. Very fast growing sticks. You just need a lot of flow to keep them from suffocating themselves and dying from the inside out. With my halide lighting the branches have gotten extremely dense, but I have seen branchy-er, more sprawling colonies in other tanks.