fragging/splitting

[ponydesigns]

My Hammerhead is getting huge, how do you know when its time to split it?

[McCrary]

Most people frag coral when they start to impact coral around them. So, if your hammerhead is 8" across and it is starting to hurt coral in its vicinity, break a few branches off and get it back to like 5". That should keep it from stinging coral around it.

[Doc]

it depends on what kind of hammer: branch hammer or wall hammer? Also, what look are you going for in your tank? I like to let the corals get as big as possible before fragging them. My wall hammer is massive and I cannot frag it, so it will grow until it out grows my tank and I will have to figure out then what to do. I just fragged my branch hammer and it was because it was growing into the bubble coral. Up to you, good luck

-Doc

[Bifferwine]

Like others have said, you can split it whenever you want to, but larger pieces are worth a lot more than individual branches. When you do break of branches, break them off as close to the base as you can.