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

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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. )
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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.
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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:
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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)
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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
 

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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. )
081B238E-C829-465B-921D-99DB71CEDB7F.jpeg


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.
8A776B8B-EC68-4C7C-822D-4CCF0CF814E6.jpeg

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:
854F705F-5576-48FC-A93B-0521AD9992CA.jpeg


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)
BFA1B9D7-C59A-4304-96FB-87FAC276278B.jpeg


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.
 

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