jamesj1k Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I just purchased a tee coral and two big polyps. The are on huge plugs that are an eye sore. If there anyway I can cut off the coral/polyp with a razor and just superglue it directly to LR? Sees like try to trim the plug with snnipers/dremel will be hard. has anyone done that before? Link to comment
nanodude87 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 tee coral? Is it a leather coral... maybe kenya tree? If so you can snip the coral off the plug and rubberband it to a rock. Link to comment
mmelnick Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I'm assuming you meant tree coral... If it's a Kenya tree they are bad at not staying glued. It depends from coral to coral thgouh. Some super glue well, and other don't seem to stay put. If it's a Kenya tree I would try to find a hole to stick it in on your rock and put a dab of super glue gel on the rock before placing the frag into the hole. If you don't have a good hole to jam it into it may float away in a day or 2. I have had great luck with taking a thread and needle and actualy sweing it to a small piece of rock. You can glue it and sew it to be even more sure it won;t come off. I've never heard of a tee coral though if that's what you have. Link to comment
jamesj1k Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 neon pineapple tree, its just a small frag a giant green polyp and Australian big polyp a rubber band would squish that small thing. I just dont really enjoy the look of the white nasty plug Link to comment
mmelnick Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 tee coral? Is it a leather coral... maybe kenya tree? If so you can snip the coral off the plug and rubberband it to a rock. I don't like to rubber band the Kenya tree frags since they need to attach from the bottom, and you have to rubber band them laying sideways on the rock. Link to comment
treygarz Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 stuff it into an empty snail shell if you have one big enough and it will be fine Link to comment
mmelnick Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 stuff it into an empty snail shell if you have one big enough and it will be fine What happend when is starts growing. I bet that will cause the tree to kave a skinny base and get fatter up top. Which will cause it to tip over all the time instead of looking like a tree. I would try to glue it, and if it doesnt work then just sew it to a small piece of rubble that can be easilly glued to your LR. I've fragged my kenya tree probably a hundred times, and i can tell you that sewing it is the only way taht even 80% of them stay glued. Even with sewing them 20% of them come off. Just gluing them gives about a 15% success rate IMO. These guys just don;t like to stay put. Now once they have attached they will take hold really well. But sewing them is a simple 1 minute process that can save you from having to glue it over and over. And after a week you just cut the thread and pull it out. Link to comment
treygarz Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 What happend when is starts growing. I bet that will cause the tree to kave a skinny base and get fatter up top. Which will cause it to tip over all the time instead of looking like a tree. empty turbo shell worked perfectly Link to comment
mmelnick Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 empty turbo shell worked perfectly I guess you could break it easilly later. Link to comment
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