Is this Rhodactis happy?

[SlugSnorter]

When it grows over will you always be able to see the shape of the base of the plug underneath?

you are supposed to put the extended tip on the frag piece into a hold or depression of the rock. The circular plug itself will likely be covered

 

[Just John]

no I didn’t remove post because there’s not many flat spots that the base would just sit. My rock is roundish with lots of knobs and crevices.

For future reference, I often glue plug tops to rock by the edge. It makes a platform for corals, esp zoas, to grow into a ball on the side of the rock. I'm not at home so I don't have a good picture to show you, but here is an old one I enlarged of two plugs (not the little one) right after I glued them on.

 

[mackmrtn]

For future reference, I often glue plug tops to rock by the edge. It makes a platform for corals, esp zoas, to grow into a ball on the side of the rock. I'm not at home so I don't have a good picture to show you, but here is an old one I enlarged of two plugs (not the little one) right after I glued them on.

Sorry if it's huge. I can't adjust pic sizes on my phone.

This is helpful. Do you have an pics of what they look like once grown over plugs?

 

[vetteguy53081]

It’s on a plug glued to a piece of rock. I just thought that what you were supposed to do. Does it eventually just grow and attach to my rock??

this is a specimen not to be glued. Will it harm the coral - no
Is it a normal practice- No

Provide moderate light and water flow

 

[SlugSnorter]

this is a specimen not to be glued. Will it harm the coral - no
Is it a normal practice- No

Provide moderate light and water flow

I think he means the plug not the coral, he wants to anchor the plug to the rocks, not the coral to the plug

 

[Just John]

This is helpful. Do you have an pics of what they look like once grown over plugs?

I actually pulled them off for fragging and haven't put them back yet, but here is an old picture of one in the process of growing in a similar manner. It eventually went underneath, but the polyps turn outward or upward towards the light if it's not bright enough.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I think he means the plug not the coral, he wants to anchor the plug to the rocks, not the coral to the plug

Ahhh- Ive done that often using coral putty

 

[mackmrtn]

I think he means the plug not the coral, he wants to anchor the plug to the rocks, not the coral to the plug

Yeah it’s already attached to rocks that have been glued to a plug. That’s how I bought it. So weather I could break it off plug and glue what it’s stuck to to my rock instead was the question. After lots of research I’m finding there’s no one way to do things and lots of people have there preferences and there’s lots of variables to consider. I guess with time and experience I’ll figure out my own method as well.

 

[Just John]

Yeah it’s already attached to rocks that have been glued to a plug. That’s how I bought it. So weather I could break it off plug and glue what it’s stuck to to my rock instead was the question. After lots of research I’m finding there’s no one way to do things and lots of people have there preferences and there’s lots of variables to consider. I guess with time and experience I’ll figure out my own method as well.

If you are going to glue the rock to something, I say go for it. I think people were assuming that you would remove it from the rock. As long as you are not gluing a totally detached mushroom then you are fine. That is what I do and I have over a dozen.