Large Leather

johndawg · #1 01/03/2008, 08:00 PM

Hi,
I'm contemplating selling this leather...it is taking up lots of room in my tank....Not sure what it is worth.

See in 75 gallon tank for size

My other option is to trim back and frag, but I would imagine a leather this size would do some serious sliming if fragged.
Thoughts?? Suggestions??? Ideas on selling price??
Thanks,
John

Jeepman3sk · #2 01/03/2008, 08:26 PM

Fragging it wouldn't be too bad. It will slim for a little but will get better. I am interested if you do frag.

calypso1 · #3 01/03/2008, 09:13 PM

i have a leather about 12 inches across and fragged it just to see how it would do. it slimed a little but was fine and the frags grew really fast! good luck

johndawg · #4 01/03/2008, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by calypso1
i have a leather about 12 inches across and fragged it just to see how it would do. it slimed a little but was fine and the frags grew really fast! good luck

How big were the frags you took? Did you just cut it up with a scissor? Did you attach to plugs or rubble? Did you use rubber bands? Sorry, lots of questions.
Any feedback on what I could get if I sold as is?
Thanks,
John

Burgman · #5 01/04/2008, 08:31 AM

Hi John,

I just cut my leather off at the base and rubber banded the frag to a rock. The result was two corals gowing out of one base due to the rubber band cutting it in half. See below:

Dave

Kreeger1 · #6 01/04/2008, 08:50 AM

Your tank is looking really nice Dave!

Burgman · #7 01/04/2008, 12:01 PM

Thanks Erik,

Let's see some more pictures of your new tank.

Dave

calypso1 · #8 01/04/2008, 04:57 PM

I took about a 1 inch by 2 inch strip off and cut it into 4 sections with a razor blade and rubberdanded them to rubble. it took a little while for them to attch but now i have 4 frags of the green with pink tentacle leather frags!

CleveYank · #9 01/04/2008, 06:52 PM

With large rounded growth habit leathers I go around the cap up to the base with a pair of scissors and just trim it like cutting a big round peice of construction paper into a smaller one. The result is a nice long round strip peice that can yeild 10 to 20 frags and the center cap is maintained on the original stalk which allows for rapid heeling and rapid regrowth.

johndawg · #10 01/05/2008, 08:11 AM

Thanks for everyones feedback.
John

Burgman · #11 01/05/2008, 01:13 PM

Hi John,

If you need some help fragging the leather let me know, I can stop over & help.

Dave

johndawg · #12 01/05/2008, 09:17 PM

Thanks Dave...I'll let you know