fragging hammer wall coral

[Johnb123]

so i tried fragging it with a dremel and this bit http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-11/fotm/images/DSCN2103.jpg

but was no where strong enough to cut through it i barely put a dent in it anyone else have this problem?

 

[rogersb]

I never heard of using that bit. I think most of us use a diamond tipped wheel. You can find them at lowes or home depot. Should be faster and easier.

 

[Johnb123]

yeah i initially wanted to use that but it's difficult to cut hammer walls as the walls are big and awkward shaped

 

[tanked_life]

A band saw is the best and only way i have found

 

[Johnb123]

i know sigh.. it's too big to keep around for me so i started looking for other ways and found people had success with a dremel but i don't get how

 

[Ocean envy]

If you put a cut on each side of the hammer it should either be cut through or snap easily, using the diamond wheel. It helps to have the speed of the dremel up quite high and go carefully.

 

[Johnb123]

diamond wheel as in the circular wheel bit right? this wouldn't work for me as the bigger i need it to cut through walls before the point where i snap the wall it then becomes too big where it cuts into other walls beside it. i need to use a straight cutting bit

 

[Ocean envy]

The skeletal structure is quite brittle. So if you put a cut on each side of the wall it should be able to be snapped easily.

A wet tile saw is another option.

 

[chefbill]

Get a diamond cutting wheel attachment for the dremel. You are using the side cutting bit. FYI side cutting bit will cut live rock I used it yesterday to remove some zoas that were embedded in my rock

 

[macdaddynick1]

go on eBay and get a big I think it's like 2.5" diamond bit wheel it reaches most of the places pretty well, that's what I use to cut my hammers

 

[Johnb123]

none of you had success using a straight cutting bit?

 

[johnfallon135]

The skeletal structure is quite brittle. So if you put a cut on each side of the wall it should be able to be snapped easily.

A wet tile saw is another option.

I have a tile saw but Why does the tile need to be wet? To protect the blade or coral? Is it difficult to keep adding water to the blade as I'm cutting through the coral?

 

[Potatohead]

I have a tile saw but Why does the tile need to be wet? To protect the blade or coral? Is it difficult to keep adding water to the blade as I'm cutting through the coral?

To keep it cool. You'll burn the coral where you cut it if you do it dry.

 

[firefly73]

ive used a angle grinder with a cutting blade on a walled. all three pieces survived well. i iodine dipped and didnt mess around cut them quick and back into water quick. just wear glasses and close your mouth lol

i found snapping tends to rip flesh leaving it open to infection. where as ground did most likely burn but quarterizing is a well know way of sealing flesh. imo

 

[Salty150]

I heard that fragging WALL hammers/frogspawn wasn't a good idea.

As unlike the branching hammers/frogspawn - wall hammers/frogspawn don't really recover all that well.

 

[C.Eymann]

I heard that fragging WALL hammers/frogspawn wasn't a good idea.

As unlike the branching hammers/frogspawn - wall hammers/frogspawn don't really recover all that well.

+1

I usually see the cuttings succumb to brown jelly infections, it's just too much exposed open tissue.

 

[Salty150]

Is there any reason someone would want a wall hammer over a branching hammer?

 

[C.Eymann]

Is there any reason someone would want a wall hammer over a branching hammer?

Some people like that the shape of the acrospheres of the wall hammer (euphyllia ancora) and its actually called anchor coral. Hammer coral (euphyllia panacora) has arcospheres that don't curl up at the ends.

Anchor coral will also sometimes have a golden like iridescence that you don't commonly see on hammer coral.

 

[Salty150]

Some people like that the shape of the acrospheres of the wall hammer (euphyllia ancora) and its actually called anchor coral. Hammer coral (euphyllia panacora) has arcospheres that don't curl up at the ends.

Anchor coral will also sometimes have a golden like iridescence that you don't commonly see on hammer coral.

Hmmm...

Tried to find a comparative pic - to see the difference - but can't....

 

[C.Eymann]

Hmmm...

Tried to find a comparative pic - to see the difference - but can't....

Anchor coral

Hammer coral

BTW the arcospheres are the lighter color tips of the tentacles and anchor coral almost always shows the pronounced "curled in" look vs hammer corals.