NEED to move Torch coral!

HELP! I have a torch coral that has been growing faster than I thought it would, and I really need to reposition it. It is stinging an acro frag I have, and it honestly is getting way more flow than it needs.

The problem is I used superglue/epoxy/superglue to mount this guy, and I was wondering if it's just a snap it off kinda thing or is there a better method? Do keep in mind that the main rock it is attached to cannot be moved.

 

dowtish
If it where my coral and I wanted to remove/ move it I would

wait until lights out, when the coral has naturally retracted into the skeleton
and then making contact with calcium skeleton only, try waggling gently to prize it off the rock - you should find it will give way either where base rock meets putty or where putty meets coral base

if coral has not fully retracted , try wafting a hand over it, until if fully pulls the flesh into the skeleton

bearing in mind, its flow requirements, and the fact I assume in terms of flow and lighting its fine where it is now?, do you have an alternative location for it, that it will be just as comfortable in?

if not, it might be easier to remove and relocate the Acro?
being as you can snap those guys with pliers and re putty them elsewhere IME

Steve

 

Thanks Steve for the info, I ended up asking a friend, and he told me that the fact I used super glue before the epoxy, that it should just pop right off. And it did! Very easy. It was better for me to move it than the acro frag given the heavier flow that I just put in that area. My plan is to start keeping my sps all in the high flow area, and put my lps lower down. Right now I just have it sitting in the sand, and I'm actually surprised at the amount of flow that far down. Given that my tank is 27 inches deep.

 

Your torch should do fine on the sand if your lights are strong enough.