R1_ERIC Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 just bought a striped watermellon mushroom but it was just the mushroom . how do i get it to stick to something? Link to comment
patback Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Rubber Band it where you want it or put it in a small glass with rubble and cover it with bridal netting or somthing similar. Wait a week and glue down the rubble it attatched to. Link to comment
bushybeaver Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I usually just try to find a crack or crevice of some sort in a lower flow area. Stick it in there and they are usually attached in a couple hours or so. (I know....Thats what she said!) Link to comment
Veng Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 super glue, praying, rubber bands, praying, epoxy, praying, tig welding, or praying. Take your choice. Link to comment
ward827 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 +1 to all. I have a ric and an elephant ear and I put them in the lowest flow spot possible. They ended up rolling around my tank like tumble weed for a while until they found the spot they wanted. After that they attached pretty quickly. W- Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 just bought a striped watermellon mushroom but it was just the mushroom . how do i get it to stick to something? You make a frag prison. Link to comment
R1_ERIC Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 i tried a rubber band but i couldnt get it on that thing is quick and slimy lol.i guess ill let if find its own spot but i wanted to see it Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 dont try superglue that wont work Link to comment
cruiZe Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Mine migrated around the tank anyway. They started on one rock, now none are together Link to comment
R1_ERIC Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 frag prison lol but a good idea Link to comment
aquatect Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Super glue has worked for me on all three of the ricordeas i've purchased. One was "attached" to a piece of rock when I got it but when it got home is was free-floating. I superglued it during acclimation and it's been fine since. $.02 Link to comment
Tamberav Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 +1 to superglue gel. I got mine to stick this way... I think I kind of dried it off first on the bottom the best I could. Link to comment
buddythelion Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 You make a frag prison. Genious. Link to comment
MeepNand Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Nice frag prison kat. You should put that in the diy forum. I just stuffed it between a piece of rubble and a rock, then removed the rubble when it attached. Link to comment
Rollermonkey Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 If you weren't already so busy, Kat, you could sell frag prisons on the side! Link to comment
Mozimo Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I usually just try to find a crack or crevice of some sort in a lower flow area. Stick it in there and they are usually attached in a couple hours or so. (I know....Thats what she said!) Lmao, I just literally LOL'd! All about the "that's what she said" jokes! Are there certain types of rubber bands to use In saltwater? Link to comment
Atela Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I wouldn't just let the watermelon shroom free float around until it finds a place to attach itself too. It might just decide to grab onto something in the back, or underneath a ledge. You don't want to lose that baby! Kat has posted a link on her rendition of her "frag prison", but if you don't happen to have any cut pieces of PVC, frag prisons can be made with an empty lip gloss container, or any other cosmetic container. Some of them come with a see thru window so that you can see the color. Just pop the window out, cut some mesh to fit the inside lip of the lid, super glue, (gel), the mesh in the circle and let it set up by holding the "prison" under the salt water of your tank. Once it is set, fill the container with small rubble like flat pieces of shell or rock, and put the tiny mushroom on top of them. Close the lid and leave it be at the bottom of your tank for a week or so, until it has attached to one of the rubble pieces. Once this is done, you can super glue the piece where you want it to be. There is no guarantee that it will stay there! Sometimes they just get a mind of their own! I also made one with a clear glass lid from an apothecary jar. Just fill it up with rubble, put the shroom in, and then cover with mesh, and then rubber band the mesh to the lid. Works like a charm. Link to comment
Guest bill.garrett Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Just put the shroom on a rock somewhere where you absolutely don't want it and where it's probably least healthy for the shroom. It'll never let go! Link to comment
R1_ERIC Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 yeah it moved to inside of my live rock . shrunk to a size i can barley see and just hides. im hoping it will play nice soon and come out Link to comment
Atela Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 yeah it moved to inside of my live rock . shrunk to a size i can barley see and just hides. im hoping it will play nice soon and come out It will probably attach itself to walls of the hole, and proceed to grow from there. Link to comment
patback Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I highly recommend NOT using a lip gloss container or anything else that makeup has been in. There is no reason to make a big to-do out of making a frag prison. It does the same thing as throwing it in a shot or whiskey glass and covering it with some netting and a rubber band... Boom, built in under 1.5 seconds. Don't worry, I lost my mushroom while I was out one day and 5 months later I found it floating around. Week later my pistol stole it. Link to comment
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