kris_karlie Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I just bought a Krypto Candy Cane frag. I placed it in the sand bed - but I have a hermit crab that keeps knocking it over nightly. I'm tired of waking up to this. Apart from sending the hermit crab to an anger mangement class.... what should I do? Can I glue the base of the frag to a live rock - and place it up higher? I'm not sure about the protocol of glueing corals. Any thoughts? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Yes, you can place it on the live rock. In fact, my candy canes started growing a lot more when I moved them higher in my tank. You can use gel super glue, underwater epoxy, and just wedge the base the coral in a hole in the live rock. I have used the last two options for two candy canes that I have. Here is one of my candy cane frags in January that I mounted on the top of the live rock: And here is a recent picture (the one on the left was in the sand, and I moved up there in late January also): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I really like reef epoxy for my SPS like Candy Canes and Torch/Euphylia. Works well for these sorts of corals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris_karlie Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 Ok - here is a stupid question. If the live rock is huge and has zoas and other stuff on it - I can't take it out of the tank. Do I put glue on the base of the candy cane, immerse in the water and attach it to the rock all under water? I have gel super glue - or is there special 'reef' glue to use. Thanks for the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Super glue gel works great. I usually head to the dollar store or big lots and you can pick up little tubes of it - 2 for $1. Each tube is perfect for a big frag to rock job like this. Put a bunch of superglue at the bottom of the frag. If you dip it in water it forms a "skin" almost immediately. You then have a little bit of time to get it positioned and stick it. Hold it in place for a minute or two and you are good. I usually like twisting it a bit when putting it in place. seems to give me a faster/stronger hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Super glue gel works great. I usually head to the dollar store or big lots and you can pick up little tubes of it - 2 for $1. Each tube is perfect for a big frag to rock job like this. Put a bunch of superglue at the bottom of the frag. If you dip it in water it forms a "skin" almost immediately. You then have a little bit of time to get it positioned and stick it. Hold it in place for a minute or two and you are good. I usually like twisting it a bit when putting it in place. seems to give me a faster/stronger hold. Great description on how to use the gel super glue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris_karlie Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 Great! Thanks for the info - I will get that frag glued down pronto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 i moved mine up in the tank as well and its doing awesome, i was always under the impression that they needed to be low as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I think people place them low because they are so easy to just stick in the sand. They have the (dead) growth at the bottom that can be buried, compared to say SPS, which the whole stalk is alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 i think so too, i know thats what i did, it was in the sand. You see so many tanks where the candy canes are like that meaning buried in the sand. thats probably why i thought that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 The main reason you want them low on most tanks is that most LPS need a low-moderate flow. You basically want thier polyps waving in the flow. More flow and you risk damaging polyps on the sharp skeleton. In most tanks the high flow zone is towards the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris_karlie Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 Well - I got myself some super glue gel and stuck the candy cane on some rock close to the top of the tank with good water flow. It seems happy! Especially since it's not getting knocked over repeatedly by hermit crabs. Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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