Oops, split torch in half.

[alti]

I was fragging a torch coral and accidentaly split the stalk in half vertically by accident. The action was pretty gentle and i didnt seem to have ripped the flesh, so i glued it back together. Its been over a week now and it looks like nothing ever happened to it. it actually seems to expand better than before i cut it. Ive heard of people propagating bubble corals by cutting the skeleton and placing a wedge in between. Would the same method apply with branching Euphillia's as well?

 

[Anthony Calfo]

while may LPS can be split through such large single polyps... Phaceloid Euphylliids can be funny about it.

I'd only attempt it if the specimen was well-established and well-fed (target fed) many months in advance.

 

[alti]

Thanks man,
I probably just got lucky because the break was extremely gentle. i cut 3/4 of the way through with a dremel and wedged a tool in the cut to snap it off. I barely applied any pressure at all the the stem fractured down the center. I doubt ill ever do this on purpose, but i like to experiment when i get the chance.