Button Polyp Help -

chriscummings83 · 01/30/2009, 01:49 PM

My friend gave me 2 button polyps and in a matter of a week they formed 6 others on the sand. They are all stuck together. I picked them up and put them on a rock or a spot where I wanted them, and turned off the pumps so maybe they would latch onto the rock.

Get this.... I DON"T KNOW WHAT I AM DOING. I have never had corals. Can someone please help me. How do I get them to stick to start a new colony? What or how do I do it.

Chris

MrRyanT · 01/30/2009, 02:41 PM

You can attach them with a bit of superglue, or if you can get them to stay in place for about a week or so they will attach themselves. Of course you can't leave your flow off for a week so that option may be a little tough.

chriscummings83 · 01/30/2009, 03:49 PM

Will they sting me? They are stuck together, Just pull them apart?

phish guy · 01/30/2009, 04:07 PM

nope but watchout they may "spit" at you. their toxin is rather potent so watch out, goggles may help too. but no, no harm in touching them. just get your basic (gel type) super glue or go to the LFS and get some Coralafix and just put a little dab on the bottom of the polyps.

if you wish to put them seperately, cut them apart and do the same thing as mentioned up above.

Beanfish · 01/30/2009, 05:57 PM

If you can, dry off the part of the rock where you want to place them with a paper towel. You can also put the super glue gel in the freezer to harden it a little bit.

01/30/2009, 01:49 PM	#1
chriscummings83 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 99	Button Polyp Help - My friend gave me 2 button polyps and in a matter of a week they formed 6 others on the sand. They are all stuck together. I picked them up and put them on a rock or a spot where I wanted them, and turned off the pumps so maybe they would latch onto the rock. Get this.... I DON"T KNOW WHAT I AM DOING. I have never had corals. Can someone please help me. How do I get them to stick to start a new colony? What or how do I do it. Chris

01/30/2009, 02:41 PM	#2
MrRyanT MrRyanT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,731	You can attach them with a bit of superglue, or if you can get them to stay in place for about a week or so they will attach themselves. Of course you can't leave your flow off for a week so that option may be a little tough. __________________ We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle Current Tank Info: 30 gal display

01/30/2009, 04:07 PM	#4
phish guy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,003	nope but watchout they may "spit" at you. their toxin is rather potent so watch out, goggles may help too. but no, no harm in touching them. just get your basic (gel type) super glue or go to the LFS and get some Coralafix and just put a little dab on the bottom of the polyps. if you wish to put them seperately, cut them apart and do the same thing as mentioned up above. __________________ Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Reef, Reeftech LEDs ( on their way out for reefbreeder Photons), Reef Octoput NWB250, Custom made Sump/Refufium, Mp40wES, Koralia's. SPS, LPS, Zoas/Palys

01/30/2009, 03:49 PM	#3
chriscummings83 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 99	Will they sting me? They are stuck together, Just pull them apart?

01/30/2009, 05:57 PM	#5
Beanfish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 121	If you can, dry off the part of the rock where you want to place them with a paper towel. You can also put the super glue gel in the freezer to harden it a little bit.