My LFS sliced a big branch of their neon green sinularia off for me. They suggested I attach/mount it by threading some line through the bottom part of the "trunk" of the frag and tie it to a small rock. A day later I noticed the loops of thread had come loose from the rock so I moved the rock a bit to secure the line so the coral wasn't moving too much. I also gently wedged the trunk of the coral between a larger rock and a clam shell to keep it from bouncing around in the flow.
Today is a week so I moved the clamshell to see if the coral had attached. I noticed that the base of the trunk (the cut surface) is now facing the back of the tank and isn't face down against the base rock. The bottom section of the trunk is laying long the base rock and the rest of the coral is, most of the time, upright. It doesn't seem attached but the coral looks healthy.
Will the coral eventually attach if the cut surface of the trunk isn't facing the base rock (ie: will it attach along the trunk)? If yes, now long will this take?
Today is a week so I moved the clamshell to see if the coral had attached. I noticed that the base of the trunk (the cut surface) is now facing the back of the tank and isn't face down against the base rock. The bottom section of the trunk is laying long the base rock and the rest of the coral is, most of the time, upright. It doesn't seem attached but the coral looks healthy.
Will the coral eventually attach if the cut surface of the trunk isn't facing the base rock (ie: will it attach along the trunk)? If yes, now long will this take?