can i glue a toadstool leather frag?

bullitr

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i try rubberband, sew it with nylon string and two rubble rock with rubberband and no success . i still can't mount either my colt or my toadstool please help...
 

isistius

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you can try it, but you can also trry using a plastic cocktail sword. just stab it, and jam the tip into a crevice. should grab hold in a week or so, then just pull the sword out.
 

jmick

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The vast amounts of slime they produce make glueing a very challenging and frustrating way to mount it. If you have plenty of rubble in your tank you can always wedge it place or try what Isis recommended.
 

bullitr

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Originally Posted by Isistius
you can try it, but you can also trry using a plastic cocktail sword. just stab it, and jam the tip into a crevice. should grab hold in a week or so, then just pull the sword out.
i sew a large nylon string b4 some work but majority failed how long can a toadstool last without water? for me to glue it?
 

puffer32

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Toothpicks work also.
I some times superglue and use a rubberband, if one doesn't work, the other usually does.
 

bullitr

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Originally Posted by Jmick
The vast amounts of slime they produce make glueing a very challenging and frustrating way to mount it. If you have plenty of rubble in your tank you can always wedge it place or try what Isis recommended.
did that too i even combine lots of method... i placed it in a container with rubble to luck...
 

pondy

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best way that i have found is to use a tooth pick. Glue the tooth pick on to the rock then push the leather on to the toothpick. After you hve done that just put it in a low flow area and watch it grow to the rock you can remove the tooth pick or leave it in there. doesnt matter.
 

reefforbrains

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Just zip tie it to a rock. The flesh is strong enough to hold. The zip tie is easy to use. Just wait a few weeks and then cut it and pull it outlike a piercing. Dont be afriad to poke it right through the frag. You wont hurt it.
Shouldnt give you any more grief.
 

lazypinoy

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Originally Posted by ReefForBrains

Just zip tie it to a rock. The flesh is strong enough to hold. The zip tie is easy to use. Just wait a few weeks and then cut it and pull it outlike a piercing. Dont be afriad to poke it right through the frag. You wont hurt it.
Shouldnt give you any more grief.
dang brains beat me to it.
just what i was about to say.
 

bullitr

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Originally Posted by LazyPinoy
dang brains beat me to it.
just what i was about to say.

i have tons of zip ties that i bought from 99 cent.. all my method failed again i'll try it
 

slim

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How long are you leaving the rubberband on? Make sure part of the foot is in a grove in the rubble or it will just cut it. Wait about 2 weeks and then cut the rubberband off. It works every time. Some times I start getting a new head and then I cut the rubble in half and now I have 2 frags.
Will
 
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smartorl

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I used onion bag mesh, a strip of it, stretched over the piece and glued to a piece of liverock on either side. After a week, I cut away the mesh and it was mounted. They are slimy little suckers!
 
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