Corals falling

flyguy7150 · 07/24/2007, 01:30 AM

My finger leather fell and landed in the sand, i thought I read somewhere that leathers shouldn't touch the sand. Will he be okay?? I think im gonna start using epoxy or something to hold them down better

karlmarx · 07/24/2007, 01:44 AM

use super glue soft corals dont stick well to epoxy. and yes you should remove it from the sand. It may get stressed at its new location especially if it is not getting sufficent flow and lighting.

conefree · 07/24/2007, 04:55 AM

You should be fine as long as you got it off the sand somewhat promptly. It isn't a huge deal, but not something you would want to let linger. If you can't get it to attach using superglue, use a rubber band wrapped very lightly around the rock and coral. It should attach within 2 weeks.

Subliminal · 07/24/2007, 08:06 AM

I stopped using turbo snails for this exact reason...they knock down EVERYTHING!

flyguy7150 · 07/24/2007, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Subliminal
I stopped using turbo snails for this exact reason...they knock down EVERYTHING!

But they clean so well

Anyways, he opened up like normal and seems alright. The coral is already attached to its own piece of rock, I was thinking of using epoxy to attach the piece of rock the leathers on to my live rock.

Whats weird though, the rock that came w/ the coral broke in half, I think the leathers roots or something were pushing through. It has already grown and i only had it for around a week or so.

Kannin · 07/24/2007, 02:23 PM

super glue gel. the locktite version has an awesome applicator. epoxy will screw up your skimmer for a while.

07/24/2007, 01:30 AM	#1
flyguy7150 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines Posts: 895	Corals falling My finger leather fell and landed in the sand, i thought I read somewhere that leathers shouldn't touch the sand. Will he be okay?? I think im gonna start using epoxy or something to hold them down better

07/24/2007, 04:55 AM	#3
conefree Gene Pool Lifeguard Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 758	You should be fine as long as you got it off the sand somewhat promptly. It isn't a huge deal, but not something you would want to let linger. If you can't get it to attach using superglue, use a rubber band wrapped very lightly around the rock and coral. It should attach within 2 weeks. __________________ Chris "A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot" - Unknown Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. Current Tank Info: 120 gallon, Ecosystem 3612, 6X54 TEK light, Tunze Osmolator, Lifereef dual overflow all down

07/24/2007, 02:23 PM	#6
Kannin Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fall City, WA Posts: 1,538	super glue gel. the locktite version has an awesome applicator. epoxy will screw up your skimmer for a while. __________________ I used to target feed mojanos... until I found out that they weren't baby bubble tips.

07/24/2007, 01:44 AM	#2
karlmarx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 476	use super glue soft corals dont stick well to epoxy. and yes you should remove it from the sand. It may get stressed at its new location especially if it is not getting sufficent flow and lighting.

07/24/2007, 08:06 AM	#4
Subliminal Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 322	I stopped using turbo snails for this exact reason...they knock down EVERYTHING!