Can you remove a Large Toadstool Leather from rock?

mwminer · 06/09/2013, 06:45 AM

I bought a very large toadstool leather from my LFS display tank. I did not see any cyano or dino's on the rock or in the tank. But since I have put this piece in my display tank I have had a never ending battle of dino's and now cyano. I believe the culprit is the new rock with the leather. I never had this issue prior to introducing this rock. The foot of the leather is about 4" in diameter. I want the leather but I need the rock gone. I think it is just leaching phosphates and nitrates. Is there something I can do to get the leather off the rock?

BurntOutReefer · 06/12/2013, 03:39 PM

slice it at the bottom......

mwminer · 06/12/2013, 04:12 PM

Thanks. That's what I thought. And then just kinda wedge it in between a couple of rocks so it can attach?

Handil · 06/12/2013, 05:13 PM

Maybe use a rubber band, loosely, to keep it in place.

Mpfaff77 · 06/12/2013, 05:37 PM

Just use a straight razor. I frag my leather every few months with a regular straight razor. If you can take out tank that is ideal since they slime up ALOT when it cut

mwminer · 06/12/2013, 07:49 PM

Thanks for the info y'all...its a gorgeous piece and I am afraid of killing it. Maybe I'm just a chicken.... will do the deed this weekend and will keep updating. Thanks for all the advice!

Mpfaff77 · 06/12/2013, 08:17 PM

I'm sure you can YouTube and watch it being done. Maybe will help you feel more comfortable doing it.

Hazratty · 06/14/2013, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mwminer

Thanks for the info y'all...its a gorgeous piece and I am afraid of killing it. Maybe I'm just a chicken.... will do the deed this weekend and will keep updating. Thanks for all the advice!

I believe its impossible to kill a toadstool, when I fragged mine I figure I could of put it in a blender and then glue all the small pieces to rock and have about 1000 toadstools but that's way to time consuming.

fishmate · 06/26/2013, 11:27 PM

Leathers are indeed easy to frag and grow out

06/09/2013, 06:45 AM	#1
mwminer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Montana Posts: 230	Can you remove a Large Toadstool Leather from rock? I bought a very large toadstool leather from my LFS display tank. I did not see any cyano or dino's on the rock or in the tank. But since I have put this piece in my display tank I have had a never ending battle of dino's and now cyano. I believe the culprit is the new rock with the leather. I never had this issue prior to introducing this rock. The foot of the leather is about 4" in diameter. I want the leather but I need the rock gone. I think it is just leaching phosphates and nitrates. Is there something I can do to get the leather off the rock?

06/26/2013, 11:27 PM	#9
fishmate Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 144	Leathers are indeed easy to frag and grow out __________________ How do I change this?

06/12/2013, 03:39 PM	#2
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	slice it at the bottom......

06/12/2013, 04:12 PM	#3
mwminer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Montana Posts: 230	Thanks. That's what I thought. And then just kinda wedge it in between a couple of rocks so it can attach?

06/12/2013, 05:13 PM	#4
Handil Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 176	Maybe use a rubber band, loosely, to keep it in place.

06/12/2013, 05:37 PM	#5
Mpfaff77 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 373	Just use a straight razor. I frag my leather every few months with a regular straight razor. If you can take out tank that is ideal since they slime up ALOT when it cut

06/12/2013, 07:49 PM	#6
mwminer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Montana Posts: 230	Thanks for the info y'all...its a gorgeous piece and I am afraid of killing it. Maybe I'm just a chicken.... will do the deed this weekend and will keep updating. Thanks for all the advice!

06/12/2013, 08:17 PM	#7
Mpfaff77 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 373	I'm sure you can YouTube and watch it being done. Maybe will help you feel more comfortable doing it.