Livestock/rock Sale Question

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

I've had a really easy time mounting leathers (toadstools especially) by slicing the bottom or stalk in a cross and then placing the sliced open part over wherever I want it to attach to...

I suppose thats what you mean by they prefer to heal over rather than attach?

Hey that's a great idea! I bet that works pretty well. When you just cut them off straight, the bottom tends to just heal over instead of attach to anything, and then it just floats around all over the place...annoying.

[Whatigot]

Kalifornia on this board showed me the technique when I picked up a euroreef off of him and he threw in a really nice toadstool, I took it home and did as instructed and it had attached to the rock I put it on completely within 48 hours.

I have since attached 3 others since with the same technique with the same results.

I also just used a box cutter to slice it nice and clean.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Thanks, all....but I wasn't really meaning to focus on the toadstool, per se...but more on the problem itself I also have a clam, some SPS, etc...that have encrusted on big pieces of rock.

[Delphinus]

The SPS I'd just bust off the rock. Easy enough to remount if it came to that.

I'd totally leave the clams attached though. Although odds are good they'll let go anyhow in the new tank after a while, but getting them to let go on purpose just seems sort of risky.

[mark]

just down sizing for a bit?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yes, chiseling a small lr base for the toadstool is the least invasive method of separation. However, worse comes to worse, it is easy to cut the toadstool off and the new owner can stick the cut end into a hole in their LR and within a couple of weeks, it should start to root in.

[tang daddy]

^what Anthony said! I've done it many times with mine just use sharp scissors deflate the water out of them (looks like a dried mushroom) then snip off. Then shove the foot into a hole in the lr it will expand and attach. The first time I saw it done I thought dang that thing is a gonner but they are really hardy, as for the clam I would definately sell it with the lr.

[Trigger Man]

I'm always up for adding to my tank. So what do you have for fish that you are wanting to sell? Pm me the list of what you are selling if you get the chance.