NoobReefer Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Be gentle I picked up a rock from my LFS last night (pic attached) pretty cheap with some buttons and shrooms attached. The rock is pretty small and pretty encrusted with mushrooms. I have a piece of LR in the tank that would be PERFECT to showcase these guys but I need to get them off the rock to move them. I'd also like to "thin the herd" a bit to make room for the small button polyps. So here are my questions: 1) What's the best method to get this guys off the rock? I've read alot about the "hold them upside down and cut them close to the rock method" 2) How to get them attached to the new piece of LR. I've red the superglue (gel) posts but am fuzzy on the use. Do I need to remove the rock from the water to glue or will the glue bond underwater?? Thanks in advance for the info. Noob Link to comment
Cesar Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 The cutting, I dont know. But I have glued corals before and it's fantastic. The wonders of Glue. There is a glue called Loc Tite and it works great. Make sure you get the one that says GEL. Link to comment
oosurfin Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 figure it this way we are all noobs at some point so dont worry cuz we are all learning something new all the time. as for the mushrooms you should hang and cut them like you said but you cant glue them. mushies produce a protective slime that will keep the glue from holding. best thing to do is go to walmart and get bridal veil and put that over the mushies and rubber band it down they will attach themself in ~5-10 days. the polyps you can glue but i would leave them on the rock and wait till they have grown a small mat between all the polyps then remove them by using a razor blade and lifting the edge of the mat and slowly peel/cut them off the rock. then you can use any kind of gel glue that has cyanoacrylate. walmart carries duro quick gel its like 4 tubes for 2 bucks or something real thick gel works pretty well. hth if anyone has anything to add or correct please do ! Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 you need to cut the stalk of the shroom as close to the rock as possible or else it'll grow back. like oosurfin said the best way to attach shroom to big rock would be bridal veil material and rubberbands. i have a shroom setting up to reattach like this right now. also the glue won't work with shrooms. slimey like oosurfin said. glue will cure underwater and it is not harmful. Link to comment
NoobReefer Posted December 3, 2004 Author Share Posted December 3, 2004 Thanks for the info guys! Noob Link to comment
jjjo Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 btw those arent buttons NoobReefer. they are zooz. Link to comment
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