finger leather?

act1478 · 03-16-2006, 10:55 AM

ok guys i just bought a finger leather frag. the problem i have is that it is atached to a nasty rock with stuff on it that i dont want in my tank. you think it will be ok if i try to detach it from the rock?

johnny505 · 03-16-2006, 11:14 AM

whats on the rock thats so bad?

act1478 · 03-16-2006, 11:39 AM

bristle worms and little tenticle worms and some funky seaweed stuff

johnny505 · 03-16-2006, 11:42 AM

how big is the leather coral? does it look healthy?

act1478 · 03-16-2006, 11:58 AM

about an inch looks ok. but it only cost 10$ so i wont complain. ill get pics soon.

tims · 03-16-2006, 12:48 PM

well the worms are not bad for your tank.
you might be able to pull off the other stuff before it goes in to the tank,
but you can or shoudl be able to slice of the leather at the base and remount him on a "clean" piece of rock.
ince you have done that, take the piece he came on and place it in fresh water for a little bit, that will kill off a lot of the junk and you woudl be able to use it in your tank

act1478 · 03-16-2006, 04:21 PM

well i got him to detach from the rock guys hope it lives

reefBoyDc · 03-16-2006, 04:24 PM

oh yea he'll be fine. you could cut him up in 5 pieces and he'd still be fine.