Fragging Colt Coral (1 Viewer)

[Rick]

I tried to frag a small piece of the colt coral, and it is not working so well. I tried the toothpick method where you place the toothpick through the base and then rubberband it to a rock. The bottom keeps tearing off, it not working so well. Does anyone else have another method for attaching the colt coral to a rock?

Thanks
Rick

 

[landfish]

superglue gel worked for me

 

[Rick]

What kind of superglue do you use? Do you have to buy it at lfs, or is it the kind you can pick up at walmart?

 

[robrog]

Just wrapping the colt to the rock with a rubberband might work. Sometimes it will slip out though. Never tried the superglue gel for colt, but have used it on other corals. Just plain old superglue gel is what I use. For future fragging, I have had success just placing a rock up against my existing colt and it will start to attatch in a few days. Then just cut away however much you want attatched to the new rock.

 

[Rick]

The colt I have is always expanding and contracting, I'm not sure how I can get it to lean up against another rock and attach. Is there a method to this? Do you place the base against the other rock, or one of the limbs?

Thanks
Rick

 

[Guest]

Rick.. Get a needle, and sew some thread through it.. Or even fishing line..

 

[landfish]

Yes super glue gel nothing special. You can get it at walmart. Make sure you get the gel it works better. You can even use it under water. I use it for everything..... Zoa,colt, mushroom,ric

 

[Rick]

I will try the gel... The toothpicks, thread etc. didn't work for me. The base kept tearing, maybe the flow in the tank, or the expanding and contracting of the colt.

 

[robrog]

I have best luck with the rock near the base of the colt. Just give it a few days and it should start to attatch if it is in contact.

 

[AggieBrandon]

When using the thread method you cannot tie it too tight to the rock or you will tear it for sure. What I do is make sure to run the needle through the coral a little higher up and then tie it firmly to the rock but not too tight. Then I place the newly cut coral in a lower flow area so the flow doesn't rip the coral off the rock.

Brandon

 

[Guest]

The way I have done it is go to Michaels or hobby lobby and get some netting that looks like a wedding veil. I would put the frag on the rock and rubberband the netting around the frag. I eventually will connect to the rowck and you dont have to stick it or glue it. Once it is stuck which I would say takes a few weeks to make sure, you just take the rubberband off and the netting and you have a connected peice. I do the same with xenia. The only thing I glue is star polyps.

Eric