Snails pulling frag plugs out of sand bed?

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Hey guys, I had a question reguarding my frag plugs.. And my turbo's...

I've got about a 1.5" sand bed on the bottom.. As part of my clean up crew, there are two turbo snails.. They are medium size, I'm sure they'll get bigger.. Anyways, I acquired three new chalice frags, (these are my first chalice frags, WHOOP!) they're about one eye each, and on a fairly smaller frag plug..

The frag plugs are placed on top of the sand.. Where the plug is flat.. (like a "D" on its side) it sits flush with the sand, and the chalice frag is at the top of the D, if that makes sense... These turbo snails seem to climb on them.. and I've noticed twice now that the frag plug is pulled from the sand, and on its side.. Thank the Lord I noticed this soon, and neither of the chalice frags were damaged, or seemed like they cared.. But this could happen and turn them upside down I am afraid of.. *knocks on wood*

Does anyone have any suggestions what I could do so this doesn't happen again?! Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!!
 
Turbos are little bulldozers. They're heavy too, so they can easily topple a frag over. You can do a few things easily, you can put some LR rubble around them to give some extra support, move them up onto your rock work and use a little super glue to hold it there temporarily, or pick up an inexpensive frag rack to get them off of the sand.
 

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