glue on top of zoa. OH NO

Laird · May 29, 2010

I decided to take one of my favorite zoas and mount it to a nice tonga branch. When doing so I accidently got some glue on top of the zoa. I was hoping it would just be ok but its been a day and hasnt come out. Is it a goner or is there anything i can do?

Murfman · May 29, 2010

I have glued the top of zoas and it eventually falls off (the glue)

Aquascaper · May 29, 2010

x2- depending on the type of glue, it will most likely come off

TANKSALOT · May 29, 2010

Hope you had additional eyes :waaaht:

Laird · May 30, 2010

It was just 2 big eyes, and a couple new ones coming in.... I hope it comes off. How long think I should go without seeing them come out before I can say they are toast?

iReefer · May 30, 2010

It should come off, I was too though I killed it but it turned out okay.

_Alex_ · May 30, 2010

i would think the glue would come.....

i have done worse and glued one down upside down :cry::squigglemouth:.... had a few beers decided hey lets frag this zoa and had one single one come off while doing it so got the old glue out and went to town... next day my gf goes umm why does thta zoa look like its upside down? so ya it died lol

but put it in a little more current and it may just knock it off of it. but worse case scenerio i hope you had a few more

TANKSALOT · May 30, 2010

Zoas are very resilent.
I have ahd them fall off the frag rack and land upsidedown behind a rock.
I never saw it and months later they were growing up around the edges of the frag rock.

I may take some time, but I agree that the Zoa will shed the glue.

newnanoboy · May 30, 2010

it should fall out. keep it in a high flow area.

Laird · May 30, 2010

Thanks a lot for the advice. Now i've got my hopes up again, so if it doesnt end up coming out you all know who I'm coming after. :choler:

Urban Reef · May 30, 2010

Laird said:
Thanks a lot for the advice. Now i've got my hopes up again, so if it doesnt end up coming out you all know who I'm coming after. :choler:

I would keep it in the system until you see it melting away. Hoping the glue will come off for you. I've had zoas fall of the piug the next day with superglue gel so sometimes it's hit or miss.