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04/04/2017, 09:19 PM | #1 |
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Attaching frags
I don't seem to have much luck securing my mushrooms to live rock. Any ideas??? I use putty and superglue gel, but the gel never seems to hold.
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04/05/2017, 12:20 AM | #2 |
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I don't do a lot of this, but for my last two I patted them dry before using superglue gel and letting them sit out of water for a few minutes to allow the glue to dry.
Do you think they are detaching or just not getting attached to begin with because of the slime? |
04/05/2017, 08:59 AM | #3 |
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I put the rock (i use small rocks) i want the mushroom attached to in a glass, then put rubble inside around the edges, leaving a depression in the middle.
Put the glass on the sand in a low flow area, drop the mushroom in the depression, wait a couple days, attached mushroom. Works on things like sinularia as well. |
04/05/2017, 02:53 PM | #4 |
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Would a rubber band be too much pressure? I've used that for Xenia in the past.
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04/06/2017, 11:44 AM | #5 |
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04/06/2017, 11:47 AM | #6 |
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I follow this video method in a taquila shot glass covered with netting or stocking cloth so that they dont escape.
Works well. U will just have to be patient! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
04/06/2017, 02:23 PM | #7 |
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Patience... that is good all around advice in this hobby.
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04/08/2017, 12:52 PM | #8 |
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I have used the video method in the past also and had good success
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04/16/2017, 06:04 PM | #9 |
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You can also put one stitch with a needle and thread. Glue down the ends of the thread and you can pull the thread after it attaches. A Tupperware filled with rubble often works as well as long as you have a low flow area to put it in.
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05/04/2017, 09:46 PM | #10 |
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second the Tupperware filled with rubble
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05/09/2017, 08:26 PM | #11 |
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Tupperware works great with rubble, but so does the rubber band it to a rock low flow is a must.
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