My method of getting soft corals on the back wall/overflow.

[Rohirrimus]

Hello reefers,
Today I’m setting up to place some Xenia on the back wall and I wanted to show my way of doing it.

1.) cut a small piece of plexiglass. Can be transparent or the color of your background. Then drill the hole in the middle . ( I didn’t have drill bit large enough so I made a mess. )

2. get you coral on a frag plug , put a few drops of glue on underside of the frag plug , and simply drop the plug through the hole.

3. once you have your setup ready simply place your coral on a floor of the aquarium and just wait for it to spread on the plexiglass:

4. once it spreads, simply break off the frag plug, put a few drops of glue on the back of the plexiglass and stick it on the back. (Pic shows GSP, once I get Xenia stuck I’ll update the picture)

that’s It!
Beauty of this method is you will still have the coral on a frag plug for future use, and once it grows over the plexiglass on the background it will be basically invisible .
Hopefully this helps someone.
cheers

 

[Tomsimtim]

Hello reefers,
Today I’m setting up to place some Xenia on the back wall and I wanted to show my way of doing it.

1.) cut a small piece of plexiglass. Can be transparent or the color of your background. Then drill the hole in the middle . ( I didn’t have drill bit large enough so I made a mess. )

2. get you coral on a frag plug , put a few drops of glue on underside of the frag plug , and simply drop the plug through the hole.

3. once you have your setup ready simply place your coral on a floor of the aquarium and just wait for it to spread on the plexiglass:

4. once it spreads, simply break off the frag plug, put a few drops of glue on the back of the plexiglass and stick it on the back. (Pic shows GSP, once I get Xenia stuck I’ll update the picture)

that’s It!
Beauty of this method is you will still have the coral on a frag plug for future use, and once it grows over the plexiglass on the background it will be basically invisible .
Hopefully this helps someone.
cheers

Always love a good DIY solution. I love the idea of a green star polyp mat across the back of a tank. Please post an update photo when you get the chance.

 

[KQuillan]

Thank you for sharing this!

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Cool idea!