Chrispar Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 so i got a nice zoa frag from aquatek, was just wondering how i got the polyps off the plug, do i just peel it off and stick the whole colony on a piece of rock with super glue gel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 No need really, just attach the plug to your live rock with super glue or epoxy. The zoas will eventually grow over it along with coraline and you won't see it anymore. If it's a plug with a stub on it you can cut/break it off with a pair of wire cutters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispar Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Im just not to fond of the HUGE disc that its on, id rather just see it on the rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innate1 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 You can usually peel it off of the disc with an exacto but be careful and make sure you wear eye protection. Read up on the pallytoxin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 +1 to what vwmike said. Zoas will eventually overgrow the plug and you won't see the plug ever again. Here is a picture of when I first got some zoa's on a plug that I epoxied the whole thing onto the rock (January): And here is what they looked like in June: And what they looked like in mid-August (not the best picture, but gives an idea): And they have grown even more since that picture .. I notices they have surrounded the little SPS the above picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispar Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 well the plug is now firmly glued in its new spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caferacermike Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 You could still remove it. Thankfully super glue isn't so super underwater. I use a hammer and a chisel to chip away at large plugs before I mount them. That way I leave the zoa still attached to the plug so as not to disturb them and I get a little something to glue them down with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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