Litophyton trimming question

[Basementreefer]

Hey guys!
i acquired a very beautiful Litophyton coral half a year ago. It has been growing very well and is getting substantially bigger every month.
So I soon have to frag it. Now my question is, if I can trim it back slightly while it still is in the tank?
It has attached itself to a big rock with other corals on it and it would certainly not be easy to lift the entire rock out.
Though I know they release toxins and I am running activated carbon constantly. Is that enough to pull out the toxins from cutting it, before other corals get hurt?
I mean, if there is no way around it I will take out the rock entirely, but more convenient solutions would certainly be preferred.

Thank you very much in advance!

 

[Saltyreef]

How big is the tank? It should be just fine...

 

[Basementreefer]

How big is the tank? It should be just fine...

It’s a Reefer 170. Should I run more carbon in the following days after trimming?

 

[Saltyreef]

It’s a Reefer 170. Should I run more carbon in the following days after trimming?

Cant really hurt

 

[Basementreefer]

Cant really hurt

Alright then!
I will try and cut off one branch for now and run twice as much carbon for one week.

Thank you!

 

[Emptyness]

GL! Tell us how it went. Post pics, if you can (before/after, for example).

I have a Lythophyton Arboreum myself. Not a big one, but I hope it grows big eventually.

 

[Basementreefer]

Thanks!
I will do that. Mine has been growing a lot and they are very hardy in my experience. I really like it

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Hey guys!
i acquired a very beautiful Litophyton coral half a year ago. It has been growing very well and is getting substantially bigger every month.
So I soon have to frag it. Now my question is, if I can trim it back slightly while it still is in the tank?
It has attached itself to a big rock with other corals on it and it would certainly not be easy to lift the entire rock out.
Though I know they release toxins and I am running activated carbon constantly. Is that enough to pull out the toxins from cutting it, before other corals get hurt?
I mean, if there is no way around it I will take out the rock entirely, but more convenient solutions would certainly be preferred.

Thank you very much in advance!

Any pictures

 

[Basementreefer]

Any pictures

Sure!
It’s a little more pink than on the photo.

I will try and cut it on the weekend when I do the next wc.

 

[Basementreefer]

Hey guys!
I just wanted to update you. I trimmed my Litophyton on the weekend and it worked out pretty good, the trimming itself was super easy.

Here it is before the cutting again:

Thats the coral right after cutting:

And that‘s how it looked today (two days after):

You can see it’s still a little shriveled up, though all the other corals look perfectly normal! Seems like it had no side effects regarding the toxin.
I am happy and confident the Lito will look just like it did before.

Greetings,
Addi