Moving a sinularia tree

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I have a beautiful neon green sinularia tree that I need to move. It is currently attached to a huge rock and the flow is too much for the coral. The problem is that it is firmly attached, no way to chip away the rock. Can I just carefully pry it off of the rock? Maybe use a razor blade to help? Any suggestions?
 
+1 just cut it off of the rock but the base will probably grow back. I have had some success slowly peeling it off the rock.
 
While most sinularias can be carefully peeled off and then moved, I've found that the neon green sinularias can be delicate sometimes and don't do well when peeled off the rock.
If it were me I would remove the entire rock from the tank and use a hammer and wood chisel and try and break the coral free, with a small amount of rock attached to the base of the coral.
 

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