How to glue wall hammer?

[AllAmericanReefs]

Hi, I got my first coral today and it’s a wall hammer. It didn’t come with a frag plug on the bottom and just has its skeleton on the bottom. Do I glue a frag plug on it to glue to the rock? Or do I just put the glue straight onto the hammers skeleton? Right now he’s just hanging out in the sand bed.

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hi, I got my first coral today and it’s a wall hammer. It didn’t come with a frag plug on the bottom and just has its skeleton on the bottom. Do I glue a frag plug on it to glue to the rock? Or do I just put the glue straight onto the hammers skeleton? Right now he’s just hanging out in the sand bed.

IMO better practice taking corals off plugs to reduce nasties that might sneak into tank, even with dipping. Glue it right to where you'd like to place it.

 

[AllAmericanReefs]

IMO better practice taking corals off plugs to reduce nasties that might sneak into tank, even with dipping. Glue it right to where you'd like to place it.

So is it okay to place the glue onto the base skeleton of the wall hammer?

 

[chemisfun11]

So is it okay to place the glue onto the base skeleton of the wall hammer?

Yes, just be careful and try not to touch the tissue on the sides or get glue on the tissue. You might be better off letting it acclimate to your water and lighting schedule before moving it up on the rockwork. I currently have a few species of branching hammers doing wonderfully on my sand bed. Your PAR measures and water flow will be different, but just a few things to consider. Good things take time in reefing, only bad things happen fast.

 

[AllAmericanReefs]

Yes, just be careful and try not to touch the tissue on the sides or get glue on the tissue. You might be better off letting it acclimate to your water and lighting schedule before moving it up on the rockwork. I currently have a few species of branching hammers doing wonderfully on my sand bed. Your PAR measures and water flow will be different, but just a few things to consider. Good things take time in reefing, only bad things happen fast.

Yes I am all about going slow. I will get some frag plugs ordered and keep him low in the tank. My pistol shrimp didn’t like him being in the sand bed last night and was nipping at it.

 

[mfinn]

Yes I am all about going slow. I will get some frag plugs ordered and keep him low in the tank. My pistol shrimp didn’t like him being in the sand bed last night and was nipping at it.

Most people buy corals and if they come on frag plugs, they remove them.
Most wall hammers that I've seen in other peoples tank are usually on the sand bed.
If you feel the need to anchor this coral, maybe use a smallish flat piece of live rock.