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Old 03-23-2012, 06:19 PM
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Alternatively you could pull the rock out of your tank and drill a hole in it. Then glue a short length of acrylic rod to the bottom of the colony. Then slip the rod into the hole. This is a great way for securing smaller frags but it also works on large pieces.
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That is another cheap alternative for me, but unfortunately I am unable to move the big flat rock to drill it without breaking other corals. It is encrusted with lots of different corals on it. But I will use your method for other small corals on the removable rocks in the future. I would have saved quite a bit of money I spent on glue if I would have known this.
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Old 03-24-2012, 02:47 AM
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What about draining some water out of your tank, enough so that the spot on the rock that you would like to mount to is exposed. Then drill it where it sits and refill the tank?
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hehe ... will scare the hell out all my fish. I don't want they hate me whenever I come close to the tank though. It took me so long to let them feel comfortable and happy to see me. I can move my arm around the tank and none of them run away, they actually want me to pet them sometimes. I know you love your fish just like me, so you know what I mean But I have to say, you really have a lot of brilliant ideas though. I can tell you can do a lot of things around your tank.
I have a lot of small colonies, I am going to do with them the way you told me, but outside the tank only.
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