attaching corals

[joshb12]

can someone please tell me the best way to attach corals? my live rock is basically vertical, and i need some type of epoxy, but the stuff that i have doesn't work all that well. any suggestions? thanks!

[YodaHart]

What type of coral are you trying to attatch? If its a stoney coral then you can use super glue or a type of epoxy called Loc-Tite which I bought from wal-mart. If its a soft coral then try super glue, otherwise let it grow onto a smaller rock then use epoxy to attatch it to the main rock work.

HTH

[joshb12]

Thanks for the advice. I am going to try the superglue. Can you use superglue underwater or should do I have to remove the coral and live rock from the tank. I am sorry if this seems like a simple question but I am new to reef tanks. They are so exciting I cannot keep myself away from the store. My bank account is sure to keep me away soon.

[tendar]

You usally need to remove the coral and rock it will be attached to super glue them together. I use the aquarium putty that is sold at most LFS for monting stuff that needs to be help in place just takes a half hour to hard good.
I do use super glue though for sps frags.

[joshb12]

I am attaching a leather coral this time, right now it has attached itself to some small rock-like sticks, can i put the super glue right on the base of the leather? It seems like I would hurt it? Thanks so much for your help

[tendar]

Super glue may not work on the leather since it is soft but you can try it. It should not bother the leather.

[YodaHart]

After trying(and failing)many ways of attatching my toadstool leather, I finally used superglue successfully. I had to put a lot of glue on a small rock, press the leather onto the rock then put it in the sand for a few days. After that I used epoxy to attatch the smaller rock to a bigger rock. It was a pain in the butt.
You could use superglue to attatch the leather, but you'll probably have to use a lot of glue and hold it for a few minutes to make sure it attatches. And don't forget to stay patient.

[Phoenician]

Try to stick as much of your corals right into holes in your live rock. this should be fine for leathers.