jaggedfire Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I picked up what I believe is a small sea fan last week from the Dome. Not finding much online on proper ID or attachment method, I have tried the small cup of crushed coral method with no luck. I didn't want to just shove it in the sand. How do you attach these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99taws6 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Do you have a picture? I know with feather dusters and coco works I've just shoved them in between rocks and sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggedfire Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) Adding photo. Sorry it is from the phone. Edited January 22, 2012 by jaggedfire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I have used epoxy to attach gorgonions to rocks. You can take a knife and scrape some of the "skin" away from the base, then insert it into a small whole in the rock. I then epoxy around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I have used epoxy to attach gorgonions to rocks. You can take a knife and scrape some of the "skin" away from the base, then insert it into a small whole in the rock. I then epoxy around it. What James said. That's definitely a gorgonian. I think that's the only way to do it. You'd have to wait a very long time for it to attach to rubble on it's own. I've also scrapped some tissue away, formed the epoxy around the base, and pushed the epoxy onto rock if I couldn't find a suitable hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggedfire Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Thanks James and Kim. I will try the epoxy. Anyone wanna take a try at ID? I am having trouble as this guy only has polyps on a planar, no other. It has started to turn direction at the tips since it has been laying at an angle. Color is not shown well here, but it is a dark mustard-y color. Not super bright, but fun no less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 It sounds just like my green lace gorgonian. It's not actually green, but what you describe. Or it could be something else see what you think: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+601+603&pcatid=603 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggedfire Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Thanks Kim. It could be. It is less flattened than the ribbon though. It may be just because of it's small size. Thanks everyone for you help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 The Dome routinely has ribbon gorgonians in stock, which I think yours is. While most site lists a purple ribbon, brown is also possible. I have one in my tank that I got from the dome. From the reading I have done they tend to like high flow, but I am not sure. The ones at the Dome have fantastic polyp extension... mine are so-so. And they propagate really easy. I just cut a section of mine and epoxied to another spot in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggedfire Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Epoxy worked well. He is already standing back up with full polyp extention after 2hrs. @ Kim, I think you are right about the id. After setting up straight and seeing better out of the tank, the green ribbon fits the description. Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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