Attach green star polyps to wall

[HairyFrog]

How do I get my GSP to grow on the back wall of my AIO? I see in other people’s tanks: walls of green glowing grass-like GSP fields and I want that, but my GSP frag doesn’t take hold on the wall it just grows in the frag-rock?

Ty for your time.

 

[vaguelyreeflike]

What I did was just place a bit of it against the glass on the substrate and make sure it’s in a spot that the flow won’t move it around, it should spread up the side on its own.

 

[Formulator]

You can also use a nori clip to hold a piece there. Just don’t expect to get your clip back after it grows over.

 

[Solo McReefer]

One can't attach just the GSP to the glass, we'll I never could

Get GSP on a substrate like a frag disk, then attach the disk to the glass

 

[AC1211]

One can't attach just the GSP to the glass, we'll I never could

Get GSP on a substrate like a frag disk, then attach the disk to the glass

Either attach a disk to the back glass or on the substrate against the glass. Functionally, those are the most common options as well. I think you could always sacrifice a frag rack as well but that doesn't seem proper to me.

 

[Solo McReefer]

Either attach a disk to the back glass or on the substrate against the glass. Functionally, those are the most common options as well. I think you could always sacrifice a frag rack as well but that doesn't seem proper to me.

A magentic single frag frag rack, good idea

 

[Stang67]

I just took a chunk, dried off the back, slathered it with superglue then stuck and held it to the back wall for 30 sec then let it set up for about 5 min.

 

[Solo McReefer]

I just took a chunk, dried off the back, slathered it with superglue then stuck and held it to the back wall for 30 sec then let it set up for about 5 min.

That never worked for me

Always fell off later

Sometimes multiple times

 

[Badblackdog]

You can glue the frag directly to the glass or glue the frag plug to the glass. Most importantly glue it at least half way down on the back glass. It will grow up towards the light. It will also spread horizontally with good water movement. It will shade the lower growth once it takes off so not much downward growth.

 

[HairyFrog]

Ty! I tried the gelly glue method and got it to stick. Waiting for it to spread now.

 

[merkmerk73]

I just cut a patch free from my overgrown GSP grass island and super glued it to the back of the tank

It wasn't any more complicated than that and now it's carpeting and growing up

I'll have to watch it and trim it regularly so it doesn't go into the overflow at some point

 

[SaltwaterRookie]

You can glue the frag directly to the glass or glue the frag plug to the glass. Most importantly glue it at least half way down on the back glass. It will grow up towards the light. It will also spread horizontally with good water movement. It will shade the lower growth once it takes off so not much downward growth.

Do you mind sharing if the empty barnacle shells look alike are real or a decoration? Do any of your fish or inverts hide in them? I've been thinking of adding something like that to my tank but I'm worried about leaching chemicals with the artificial decorations.

 

[tuscani]

I simply set the rock I have them on next to back wall. This is how much growth in 4 weeks. Lol

 

[Dragen Fiend]

Just grab a patch of it and glue on back. I always use seachem reef glue.

If its falling then your not gluing enough

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[scotty333]

I just took a chunk, dried off the back, slathered it with superglue then stuck and held it to the back wall for 30 sec then let it set up for about 5 min.

Same here after trying to glue the heavy piece of frag tile it was on, cut it off glued hey presto

 

[Badblackdog]

Do you mind sharing if the empty barnacle shells look alike are real or a decoration? Do any of your fish or inverts hide in them? I've been thinking of adding something like that to my tank but I'm worried about leaching chemicals with the artificial decorations.

They are real barnacles and they are large.
I plan on bringing them to LFS to see what I can get for them. I glued little GSP strips on the barnacles and they grew together in about three weeks

 

[ZzyzxRiver]

They are real barnacles and they are large.
I plan on bringing them to LFS to see what I can get for them. I glued little GSP strips on the barnacles and they grew together in about three weeks

This is such a cool idea, well done!!

 

[Formulator]

They are real barnacles and they are large.
I plan on bringing them to LFS to see what I can get for them. I glued little GSP strips on the barnacles and they grew together in about three weeks

If only I didn’t live in Missouri

 

[paragrouper]

One can't attach just the GSP to the glass, we'll I never could

Get GSP on a substrate like a frag disk, then attach the disk to the glass

This is what I did in three different spots. It spreads quickly.

 

[SaltwaterRookie]

They are real barnacles and they are large.
I plan on bringing them to LFS to see what I can get for them. I glued little GSP strips on the barnacles and they grew together in about three weeks

Beautiful idea!