zoo placement questions

ogx3og · 07/01/2007, 04:47 PM

I am wondering if zoo's will attach themselves to rock or do they have to be placed on a flat surface. I had them on a flat spot as was worried that they were not getting enough light, so i moved them and a couple of hours later they fell off that spot.
Any suggestions?

Thank you

Dubbin1 · 07/01/2007, 05:26 PM

Sure they will grow onto the rock but its not going to happen over night. It could take weeks/months for it to happen.

BradsOcean · 07/01/2007, 05:32 PM

I just use super glue gel and place them where i want them

drummereef · 07/01/2007, 06:25 PM

So, the polyps aren't actually attached to anything right now? Use some Loctite Super Glue Gel to attach them to a piece of rubble or rock.

ogx3og · 07/01/2007, 08:36 PM

serious???? You can put superglue in the water?

szgppl · 07/01/2007, 08:49 PM

Just make sure it's the GEL type. The loctite works great. Pull the frag out put the gel on, when it hits the water it will skin over then just twist and hold.

BradsOcean · 07/01/2007, 09:13 PM

works like a charm!!!

bosscrab · 07/01/2007, 09:35 PM

Not underwater you have to pull the rock you want to glue out for a few mins.

thecichlidpleco · 07/01/2007, 09:45 PM

It always works better when a particular coral doesnt have to make a huge jump from one piece of LR to the next, the glue is an effective bridge.

BradsOcean · 07/01/2007, 10:04 PM

i dont take out the rock. I just take out the frag, put a dab of glue gel on it and quickly stick it on the rock and hold for 20 seconds. It works great everytime!!!

DetectiveTofu · 07/01/2007, 10:58 PM

When I first received my zoo polyps, they came without live rock. What I did was place them in a clear deli cup with a small piece of live rock in an area of the tank with low flow. I left the lid off the deli cup to ensure there is some degree of circulation getting to the polyps. After week and a half they had attached themselves to the live rock. hope this helps

serum153 · 07/02/2007, 12:05 AM

I stuck mine in a porous rock and it took sometime for it to grow out of that hole. Now I have 7 and they are spreading like a wild fire.

ogx3og · 07/02/2007, 10:36 AM

thanks for all the suggestions.

07/01/2007, 04:47 PM	#1
ogx3og Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: kitchener Posts: 6	zoo placement questions I am wondering if zoo's will attach themselves to rock or do they have to be placed on a flat surface. I had them on a flat spot as was worried that they were not getting enough light, so i moved them and a couple of hours later they fell off that spot. Any suggestions? Thank you

07/01/2007, 05:32 PM	#3
BradsOcean Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Island Posts: 1,173	I just use super glue gel and place them where i want them __________________ the low cost of 3 Ramen meals a day is feeding my zoa addiction Current Tank Info: had a few small reefs in the past, researching for my future 125 :)

07/01/2007, 06:25 PM	#4
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	So, the polyps aren't actually attached to anything right now? Use some Loctite Super Glue Gel to attach them to a piece of rubble or rock. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

07/01/2007, 09:13 PM	#7
BradsOcean Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Island Posts: 1,173	works like a charm!!! __________________ the low cost of 3 Ramen meals a day is feeding my zoa addiction Current Tank Info: had a few small reefs in the past, researching for my future 125 :)

07/01/2007, 09:45 PM	#9
thecichlidpleco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 1,227	It always works better when a particular coral doesnt have to make a huge jump from one piece of LR to the next, the glue is an effective bridge. __________________ knowledge is power, power leads to abuse, study hard, be evil Owning a tank is like being with that girlfriend who could care less about you, but you couldn't stand being without her. Current Tank Info: 125 Reef, (3) 250w aquamedic oceanlights ETSS 600 skimmer, mag12 return, (2) Tunze 6055's with 7095 controller, 100 gallon sump

07/01/2007, 05:26 PM	#2
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	Sure they will grow onto the rock but its not going to happen over night. It could take weeks/months for it to happen.

07/01/2007, 08:36 PM	#5
ogx3og Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: kitchener Posts: 6	serious???? You can put superglue in the water?

07/01/2007, 08:49 PM	#6
szgppl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: aurora il Posts: 335	Just make sure it's the GEL type. The loctite works great. Pull the frag out put the gel on, when it hits the water it will skin over then just twist and hold.

07/01/2007, 09:35 PM	#8
bosscrab Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Charleston,SC Posts: 71	Not underwater you have to pull the rock you want to glue out for a few mins.

07/01/2007, 10:04 PM	#10
BradsOcean Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Island Posts: 1,173	i dont take out the rock. I just take out the frag, put a dab of glue gel on it and quickly stick it on the rock and hold for 20 seconds. It works great everytime!!! __________________ the low cost of 3 Ramen meals a day is feeding my zoa addiction Current Tank Info: had a few small reefs in the past, researching for my future 125 :)

07/01/2007, 10:58 PM	#11
DetectiveTofu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,150	zoo placement When I first received my zoo polyps, they came without live rock. What I did was place them in a clear deli cup with a small piece of live rock in an area of the tank with low flow. I left the lid off the deli cup to ensure there is some degree of circulation getting to the polyps. After week and a half they had attached themselves to the live rock. hope this helps

07/02/2007, 12:05 AM	#12
serum153 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno Posts: 584	I stuck mine in a porous rock and it took sometime for it to grow out of that hole. Now I have 7 and they are spreading like a wild fire.

07/02/2007, 10:36 AM	#13
ogx3og Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: kitchener Posts: 6	thanks for all the suggestions.