attaching corals to big rocks

do you guys like to attach coral coloines or coral frags onto the liverock of your main display tank or just place it on top of the live rocks?

 

i use aqua mend, its perfect to hold the coral down but also easy to remove the coral when need be. Try it, you will be very happy!

 

is it aquariums safe!?!? how long have you been using it for

 

yes it is, been using it for years and years

 

well I know what Im picking up tomorrow at home depot.. I have been wondering about this stuff for a while..

 

I decide based on the coral I got and the rock or plug its on
if its on a large piece of base rock, and I can locate it securely without any need for putty then I do so

but with smaller frags, on frag plugs - I use D+D reef putty which is a purple colour to secure plug to rockwork
this stuff will secure a frag plug against the actions of snails and crabs
but if you ever need to relocate coral its still reasonably easy to break the plug away from the putty

Steve

 

I use a combination of the putty epoxies like aquamend and super glue gel. It really depends on the circumstances. If I just need something sticky I use super glue gel. If I need a little more structure I use the putty. The putty really isn't very sticky so if I need sticky and structure I use both.

 

for small frags I use superglue gel... Always have, always will.....

 

when you say super glue do you mean like any regular superglue? i have some and a few frags i need to attach. just wondering.

 

I use regular old superglue and it works great.