Attatching ricordea and others easy as 1-2-3

flricordia

flricordia

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Place the ricordea upside down on a clean paper towel. Will not hurt it at all. Pat dry the bottom lightly with another paper towel.
Place superglue gel onto the bottom of the rock that it is attatched to. If what it is attatched to is too small for you to handle place a small amount of glue onto a large rock and join together, dip in water and place ric back onto paper towel and pat dry rock, reglue, place into tank water then out again, add a little more glue to glue that is now skimmed over and place where you want it in the tank moving the rock back and forth against the placee it is going untill it begins to stiffin and presto...stuck.
For ricordea it is best if you can attatch it so at least part of the ric is touching the area you just placed it. It will feel more stable and not tend to detatch.
This works for basically all coral.

Stuck all these in half hours time.
 
spiderwoman

spiderwoman

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THANK YOU MIKE!!! I've been wanting to ask how to do that and now I know :) I'm going cover a rock with them :)
 
flricordia

flricordia

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Originally Posted by SpiderWoman
http:///forum/post/2594388
THANK YOU MIKE!!! I've been wanting to ask how to do that and now I know :) I'm going cover a rock with them :)
Welcome. Might I suggest that you go to Lowes and get Loctite Super GLue Gel if yours carries it. It comes in 10gm tubes and costs less than $5 and is the best I have found. I have tryed many kinds from Duro to Ice and this is the best to setup and once so it is very difficult to get off so be sure the coral is where you want it.
ANd like I said before, I don't know what makes it so, but if you place a dollop on the frag, wet it and place some more on it it seems to hold better.
 
jaymz

jaymz

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Will rics start new heads on there own or is it best to frag them if you want more. Also will they grow a new head out of the stalk like normal mushrooms, discos etc... if you cut the head off the stalk. I like the blue rics you have. very nice
 
flricordia

flricordia

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Originally Posted by Jaymz
http:///forum/post/2596008
Will rics start new heads on there own or is it best to frag them if you want more. Also will they grow a new head out of the stalk like normal mushrooms, discos etc... if you cut the head off the stalk. I like the blue rics you have. very nice

There really is no stalk on rics. Just a wide foot and I wouldn't recommend cutting the foot from the head. You can cut through the entire ric right through the mouth but it takes a while to regrow doing that way. The best way to get them to multiply is to either cut between mouths if they have multi mouths or provide them with a good lighting like T5 or MH, good quality bulbs and place them low enough that they get a good amount of lighting but makes them open to their fullest. Feeding and good water quality, iodine supp. and proper calcium levels. Avoid crabs that will crawl across them. They will develop multimouths on their own and then you can cut between them.
 
rainmkr07

rainmkr07

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Originally Posted by Flricordia
http:///forum/post/2596486
He. he. I am too greedy to part with it. Sorry. Easy enough to buy a multi-coled ric pack and make your own.
oh come on! I don't have any children yet, but I could make one, and then send him/her to you? What about an arm or a leg? I could cut one of mine off and send it to you?
 
flricordia

flricordia

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Originally Posted by rainmkr07
http:///forum/post/2597043
oh come on! I don't have any children yet, but I could make one, and then send him/her to you? What about an arm or a leg? I could cut one of mine off and send it to you?

Actually for a kid that I could raise to help with tank maint. I might be able to do some trades. The leg and/or arm though I would have to pass on. My dog has plenty of chew toys as it is and I am tired of falling over what he drags out and leaves.
You know, maybe the new kid could keep the chews picked up too, so what the hey, go ahead and send the arm and/or leg along too.
Expect a nice bonus frag OK?
 
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