How can we glue coral

[hung52]

How can we glue a xenia on a liverock???

 

[Chrisfish]

I asked this question a while back and was told to use super glue, the gel type and it's worked for me, for the most part.

 

[fragit]

I have used netting from fruit like oranges, if I were fragging. You will want to clean the netting really well in RO/DI. Take a small rock and a small piece of netting put your Xenia on the rock cover fairly tight with the net to hold in place then secure with a couple rubber bands. I've used this method for all soft corals that I've fragged as they attach to rock very quickly.

 

[Salt Creep]

You don't want to use glue on xenia. Bridal veil netting, or other netting will work. You could also stick a toothpick through the stalk by the base and use floss or string to wrap it around a rock. With xenia you want the foot to attach on its own, not glue.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Loosely securing it to a small rock near the foot with a rubber band works well.. A word of caution Xenia can quickly become a nuisance once established especially the stalking variety, they also release a lot of nasty's into the water potentially aggravating nieghboring corals.