Thieving urchin

[Bluebetty]

So, my pin cushion urchin keeps dislodging my pom pom frag and running around with him. (He's drug the coral around upside down and very likely killed it by now, but I'll still try to fix him) Is there any way to glue the frag's rock to my live rock? I was using hold fast by instant ocean, but it won't harden in the water. What am I missing here?

 

[andys]

Gel super glue

 

[Bluebetty]

Gel super glue

That will work in the water? Because I have to keep the frag submerged right?...

 

[csund]

IC-Gel from Bob Smith works well. Anything with cyanoacrylate will work underwater.

 

[andys]

No. pull the frag out and put super glue on the bottom then stick it back on the rock with like a twisting motion to get the super glue to stick to the rock. that is the glue everyone in the hobby uses

 

[Maritimer]

Corals can tolerate short periods of time out of water.

Sponges and echinoderms ... not as much.

~Bruce

 

[Bluebetty]

Thanks everyone. Now I know