moving an elegance coral/ help please

melypr1985

melypr1985

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I have an elegance coral that I'm selling tonight. I need help on how to get it off the rock without damaging it. It has incrusted itself on the rock so I cant just break the glue bond that I used to keep it there. Any help here would be great!
oh yeah, when I got it I didnt' know what it was so I didn't know that it should be on the sand. It's done really well where it is so I never moved it. Just and FYI
 
spanko

spanko

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Take the rock out and pretty quickly use a hammer and screwdriver to dig around the coral and break the rock off.
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3184752
Take the rock out and pretty quickly use a hammer and screwdriver to dig around the coral and break the rock off.
really? the rock it's on isn't your average live rock. it's not very porrous (sp?). I forgot what kind it is though. I'll try that I guess if nobody can think of another way. These are just really heavy dense rocks that I used to fill in space in the tank.
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

Member
Originally Posted by nycbob
http:///forum/post/3184764
with a hammer, it should break apart most lr.
well, it seems that's my ONLY option. I have a post on -- also and NOBODY has posted on that thread. So, I'll go find a non rusty screwdriver and a hammer..... hmmm. I wonder if my boyfriend will get mad at me using his tools?
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

Member
Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3184772
Nice heavy wide flat blade screwdriver and a heavy hammer.
well, I got it off. But the screwdriver and hammer did absolutely NOTHING to this freak of a rock. I even tried a heavy dutey power drill and still nothing but a small divit!
Turns out that just pushing the coral a little harder than I would normaly be comfortable with did the trick. This happened accedentaly while trying the power drill thing. In the process I managed to break the pretty purple tips off of the only acro I have in the tank. So, in closing I would like to say "DONT BUY THIS KIND OF ROCK!" Thanks for all the help guys!
 
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