Problem Attaching Ricordia

ToTaLCHaoS13 · 05/17/2006, 09:21 PM

I have Ricordia I can not get to attach to my larger pieces of live rock. It has a tight grip on two little pea-size stones and no matter how I place it on the larger rock it always ends up falling off. I know how to use toothpicks for larger soft coral but how do you do this with out being too rough on the smaller, slimier ricordia?! Is superglue a good option? Should I use the gel kind since it is so delicate? Help...!

TCU Reefer · 05/17/2006, 09:23 PM

Try putting bridal veil material over it and the rock. Eventually, the ricordia will attch itself and you can remove the veil.

Super glue gel tends not to be effective attaching shrooms.

ToTaLCHaoS13 · 05/18/2006, 07:51 AM

How should I pin the veil material to the rock?

TCU Reefer · 05/18/2006, 09:10 AM

You would just wrap it around the rock and you could use a rubberband to attach the veil.

theop · 05/18/2006, 09:16 AM

Just glue the small rocks it is attached to to your live rock.

Super glue gel or marine epoxy should work. Once it stays in place for a week or so, it will attach to the LR.

05/17/2006, 09:21 PM	#1
ToTaLCHaoS13 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cartersville, GA Posts: 379	Problem Attaching Ricordia I have Ricordia I can not get to attach to my larger pieces of live rock. It has a tight grip on two little pea-size stones and no matter how I place it on the larger rock it always ends up falling off. I know how to use toothpicks for larger soft coral but how do you do this with out being too rough on the smaller, slimier ricordia?! Is superglue a good option? Should I use the gel kind since it is so delicate? Help...!

05/17/2006, 09:23 PM	#2
TCU Reefer Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,044	Try putting bridal veil material over it and the rock. Eventually, the ricordia will attch itself and you can remove the veil. Super glue gel tends not to be effective attaching shrooms. __________________ Steve - DFWMAS Member Click on the red house to view my build thread Current Tank Info: 215g starboard SPS in-wall, AC Jr, 3 x 250w MH's, 10k Reeflux, 320w VHO actinics, closed loop w/ Sequence Dart and OM 4-Way, Tunze wavebox, VorTech, 2x modded MJ 1200's, ASM G4 recirc/meshwheel, Geo 618 Ca reactor, custom Melev sump, Mag 9.5 return

05/18/2006, 09:10 AM	#4
TCU Reefer Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,044	You would just wrap it around the rock and you could use a rubberband to attach the veil. __________________ Steve - DFWMAS Member Click on the red house to view my build thread Current Tank Info: 215g starboard SPS in-wall, AC Jr, 3 x 250w MH's, 10k Reeflux, 320w VHO actinics, closed loop w/ Sequence Dart and OM 4-Way, Tunze wavebox, VorTech, 2x modded MJ 1200's, ASM G4 recirc/meshwheel, Geo 618 Ca reactor, custom Melev sump, Mag 9.5 return

05/18/2006, 07:51 AM	#3
ToTaLCHaoS13 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cartersville, GA Posts: 379	How should I pin the veil material to the rock?

05/18/2006, 09:16 AM	#5
theop Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,493	Just glue the small rocks it is attached to to your live rock. Super glue gel or marine epoxy should work. Once it stays in place for a week or so, it will attach to the LR.