Mobile Bay Reef Keepers

Help, I glued a frag to my finger, how long do I have to keep my hand under water?

Now that I have your attention, my real question is: Has anyone tried alliying superglue gel directly to the stem of a shroom or softie and gluing to rock? If so what was the outcome. I've been using the float it in the rubble for a week and see what it hooks to or run a needle with fishing line through it and tie it to a rock for two weeks methods.

Both of these work well but take some time to complete.

Or maybe it was "applied to the stem of a shroom", I always get those two terms confused.

Mine secreting that slime coating and then drifted away:) Mike suggested fishing line, threading it through the shroom and wrapping it around the rock.

DrHank wrote:Help, I glued a frag to my finger, how long do I have to keep my hand under water?

Eternity, I will throw you in my tank and let you encrust over.

What a way to go! Sleeping with the fishes!!!

Yes, you can glue softies, but be warned that any more than about 15 seconds out of the water and the coral will start to burn due to the glue. Also, it's going to still be likely to detach and walk off. Just make sure it's a gel-based glue & you've got an elastic band or some toothpicks as a backup

Oh, and it helps if the rock is partially dry where you are gluing. A clean paper towel usually will suffice.

And I was all ready to rename you "Grace".

I have always veiled mine. Keeps it in the place you want it to be. Depends on the shroom on how long it attaches. I had a ric attach in two days and on the other end a shroom that took two weeks.

I used up half a tube of glue trying to get a darm mushroom to attach to a rock. Finall yfound some plastic toothpicks and Voila. The irritation even seemd to make them attach faster, three days. But that might have been my imagination.
They even pulled away from the picks after they attached

Those sure are some nice frags for sure.

Mushrooms will constantly move to places they seem happier when they have the freedom to move. The best bet is to use large netting. I have seen Brandon use glasses or shot-glasses to attach them before. He basically puts the frag in a shot-glass with a piece of rubble, or at least I think that is what he does.

Loosely rubber banding shrooms/rics to a small piece of rock seems to work pretty well. Cut the rubber band after he's stuck and you done.