Rubber band cut through leather stalk

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I purchased my first toadstool leather. Reading on how to secure it in the tank, I used a rubber band on some rubble rock. It has looked great for over a week, but this afternoon I found the band cut the stalk. What can I do?
 
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I have left the section on the rubber band where it was in the sand bed, and moved the upper portion onto the rock. I thought it was loose enough and it was a thin rubber band. Should I re-secure the top portion to another piece of rock?
 

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I had the same problem with a sinularia, came off the plug it was rubber band to 3 times. Put it in a small plastic container filled with rubble rock and set it in the sand. About a week later it was attached tho a small rock that I glued to my rock scape. Hope this helps, good luck.
 
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I had the same problem with a sinularia, came off the plug it was rubber band to 3 times. Put it in a small plastic container filled with rubble rock and set it in the sand. About a week later it was attached tho a small rock that I glued to my rock scape. Hope this helps, good luck.
Thanks! I’ll try that.
 

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Leathers are really hardy. Both will probably grow.

Yes, attach to rock. They won't attach to sand.

If they're too small to get a rubber band around (with a barely snug fit, not a tight fit), other options are...
  • gently tie down with a fine nylon thread/fishing line
  • dab them off as dry as you can with a paper towel, then super glue to the rock (since they slime a lot it's tricky, but doable)
  • if the leather frag is big enough, you can place a piece of rock rubble on top of a corner of it to keep it weighted down against your rock work
 
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Leathers are really hardy. Both will probably grow.

Yes, attach to rock. They won't attach to sand.

If they're too small to get a rubber band around (with a barely snug fit, not a tight fit), other options are...
  • gently tie down with a fine nylon thread/fishing line
  • dab them off as dry as you can with a paper towel, then super glue to the rock (since they slime a lot it's tricky, but doable)
  • if the leather frag is big enough, you can place a piece of rock rubble on top of a corner of it to keep it weighted down against your rock work
I would never have considered putting a piece of rock on the top to hold it down. It is pretty large. Thanks for additional suggestions!
 

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I usually have good luck using 2 small pieces of rock and trapping the stalk of the leather coral between them and holding it together with a rubber band.
 
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Update! Thanks for all of the suggestions. I started with the cup of rubble rock. My leather is looking great! I'm going to give it a few more days before checking that it's connected to a rock to glue down. The piece that was connected to the old rock hasn't done anything, so I'm thinking it's time to remove it.
 

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