Mounting Coral

[Freenow54]

As I have the Experience of Coral dying it is a real problem if I want to remove them since I used putty a glue to mount them I assume. Correct me or better yet offer a better way to mount them for the future

 

[Teddy99]

I use superglue to glue down the disks. Break of the pins first and scrub the stone with a toothbrush before. It is strong enough to hold until the coral growth down from the disk and Ankers itself, but with a bit of force I can detach the disk from the Stone again.

 

[X-37B]

Tunze coral gum is the best I have found. Its a 2 part and drys hard in around 1 minute.
Make a size appropriate ball of the 2 part.
I use a drop of Super glue gel on the bottom of the frag and plug.
Then press the ball onto the frag and then onto the plug.
This creates a solid mount.

 

[Freenow54]

Tunze coral gum is the best I have found. Its a 2 part and drys hard in around 1 minute.
Make a size appropriate ball of the 2 part.
I use a drop of Super glue gel on the bottom of the frag and plug.
Then press the ball onto the frag and then onto the plug.
This creates a solid mount.

That is exactly what I did but now want to remove it . Have you ever tried to do that ?

 

[X-37B]

That is exactly what I did but now want to remove it . Have you ever tried to do that ?

Yep. I use a small chisel. Be carefull as they are sharp.
Get under the edge and you should have no problem getting it off.

 

[Freenow54]

Yep. I use a small chisel. Be carefull as they are sharp.
Get under the edge and you should have no problem getting it off.

Unfortunately I cannot take the rock out as it has live Coral on them , and is put together the same way . That I will never do again

 

[X-37B]

Unfortunately I cannot take the rock out as it has live Coral on them , and is put together the same way . That I will never do again

Get some bone cutters and try to get under the frag plug and pry it off. I do it all the time, its quite simple. I have removed plugs when needed this way in my current 2 year old 150.

 

[Freenow54]

Get some bone cutters and try to get under the frag plug and pry it off. I do it all the time, its quite simple. I have removed plugs when needed this way in my current 2 year old 150.

Thanks for the idea I do have bone cutters I took so much off the frag plug it is entirely covered with putty and glue . A couple broke off but others wont they are 21 inches deep. Hard to get a grip

 

[BryanM]

Tunze coral gum is the best I have found. Its a 2 part and drys hard in around 1 minute.
Make a size appropriate ball of the 2 part.
I use a drop of Super glue gel on the bottom of the frag and plug.
Then press the ball onto the frag and then onto the plug.
This creates a solid mount.

This method really mounts so securely that you need a chisel?

I use superglue gel, and it works, but corals are easy to remove, and corals are easy to knock off when vacuuming sand if I'm not paying attention!

 

[X-37B]

This method really mounts so securely that you need a chisel?

I use superglue gel, and it works, but corals are easy to remove, and corals are easy to knock off when vacuuming sand if I'm not paying attention!

Yes if your trying to remove the frag from the plug it works well. A small chisel allows you to get under the putty and easily pry it off.