Toadstool under attack! Ideas?

[j0shc]

My hammer corals have become a bit overgrown and I am finally starting to sell/trade some off. I recently had one section that died off after being covered and it just began regrowing a head into one of my big toadstools, it is damaging the tissue and causing it to stay retracted the last couple of days.

I am wondering, should I cut (or peal off?) the toadstool at the base and move it? Or should I try and break the hammer coral out and move it off of the toadstool? Pictures show the damage+closed head just a tough spot to photograph.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

I have heard that you can slice them at the bottom of their base and relocate them rather easily.

 

[BryanM]

I'd like to see the bigger picture here, but I would almost just let it be natural and see what happens.

 

[j0shc]

I'd like to see the bigger picture here, but I would almost just let it be natural and see what happens.

Here are some lights off pics included

 

[j0shc]

Update: Removed the hammer coral and the Toadstool opened up and is healing now!