How to fix Rics to LR ?

[pisces]

Any advise on the subject as I have 2 Florida rics polyps which I need to fix on to LR.

[typrobin]

try to use a needle...just poke thru thr ric and into the LR...

once they are joint to the LR, remove the needle...might take a few days...take note of the rusting needle..

[DeepBlue]

bro...needle will rust by then and infect the rics

cut a small pvc pipe (1 to 2 inches) or plastic cup with holes..place rocks in the cup and let the ric attach to the rock naturally.

Some people use nettings....not sure the success rate though

[lightningstrike]

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...topic=25325&hl=

[DeepBlue]

LS..maybe I dislike injuring the ric further thought they are extremely hardy.

If you have to pierce the fellow...think add a little lugols will help in the speedy recovery

[lightningstrike]

LS..maybe I dislike injuring the ric further thought they are extremely hardy.

If you have to pierce the fellow...think add a little lugols will help in the speedy recovery

Hi DB, no worries at all. the method i hv mentioned, is improvised and copied over from what i hv read in CORALS Magazine, Vol. 2. no problem wif rusting if the material used to pin the frags down r high grade stainless steel.

pinning a frag down with a needle, thus piercing a small hole is negligible when u consider fragging methods for rics into the equation. i wld say fragging causes even greater injury and stress if not done correctly.

isolating the ric and letting it attach to a small pc of LR is th best way, but juz that it takes a longer time.

juz me 2 cents.

[DeepBlue]

yup...I was just concern the suggestion of needles and not specifically stainless steel needles could led to diastrous results if no further research on it is done

hmmm...how about toothpick on epoxy on LR... or toothpick and super glue gel-ed to the rock

[lightningstrike]

yup...I was just concern the suggestion of needles and not specifically stainless steel needles could led to diastrous results if no further research on it is done

hmmm...how about toothpick on epoxy on LR... or toothpick and super glue gel-ed to the rock

faint

[YzF]

i was thinking of superglue the ric. But not sure if it will work.

1.First slice out the ric from the rock.

2. Let it heal for a day or two.

3. Take it and glue it to a piece of rock.

Any advise?

[lightningstrike]

i was thinking of superglue the ric. But not sure if it will work.

1.First slice out the ric from the rock.

2. Let it heal for a day or two.

3. Take it and glue it to a piece of rock.

Any advise?

this is what i used to do. if the ric is oredi attached to a small pc of LR/coral chip, then proceed to use superglue to attach to the place u want. but if not, i wld not dare to try, coz of the toxicity (if any) the superglue will hv on the ric.

[Jimng]

I had experienced Ric irritated by Superglue/gel and especially epoxy......some gets protozoan infection.....and melt away eventually....

[DeepBlue]

I will only ever glue a ric when its already attached to a rock chip....otherwise...too much for my weak heart to see a ric melt away because of sensitivity to the chemical reaction

[pisces]

Thank you all for the response.

Piercing sounds a bit risky. I think I'll try DB's plastic cup trick first. I think its best if they attach naturally. If can't work, will then think of piercing.

[Clownfish]

last time i put mine in a small box like those beta box (u can use a short pip as well) let it attach to some big size coral chip, then superglue the coral chip to ur rock

[YzF]

Humm.. the only disadvantage of letting it attaching itself naturally is that it is a time consuming process. Haiz.. look like the old method is still the best.

Normally i put some LR chips on a container cap. Then i place the ric in. But the ric will always move. Maybe due to the fishes swimming by or current in tank.(i put in low current area already).

The rics always take at least a week or two before its attach to the chips.

How long your ric take to stick onto chips?

[Clownfish]

Humm.. the only disadvantage of letting it attaching itself naturally is that it is a time consuming process. Haiz.. look like the old method is still the best.

Normally i put some LR chips on a container cap. Then i place the ric in. But the ric will always move. Maybe due to the fishes swimming by or current in tank.(i put in low current area already).

The rics always take at least a week or two before its attach to the chips.

How long your ric take to stick onto chips?

mine took ard 2 weeks if i can rem well....

thot that it was the safest way of doing it....

[flubberina13]

Some of mine took a day or two only. But some took longer. It really depends on the condition of the rics...

[DaY]

Try putting the ric into your sump tank where it is unlikely to be disturb by high current rate, fishes etc.. usually it works for me when i place the rics onto flat piece of rock and put into sump.

For those who have no sump and have to place in main tank, I ever read up on reefcentral that they use sharp pointed toothpick (but thinner version) and poke the ric and onto the rock.. This way, at least the toothpick wouldn't rust compare to needle.

[Terryz_]

I use netting, it seems quite successful... All frags are attached to the rock liao... Dun tie the netting too tightly...

[kee]

wah terry.. so many frag....wat are they..

[borinz]

bro. Terryz so how long did they take to attach to the rock?

[YzF]

Look like Red Disco frags..