Rubberbanding Leather Coral to Rock

[ReefwithMee]

Hey fellow reefers,

I’ve had my toadstool for about a year now. It’s been on the sandbed since day 1 and doing so well. Recently, it’s covered the piece of stone it was attached to and has tried anchoring the sand. Causing the stock to look weird and I’m worried it might cause some sort of wound that could lead to an infection.

My idea was to superglue it to a chipped piece of rock. I tried supergluing the stone to the chipped of piece of rock, but it wouldn’t stick. So I used two pieces of rubberbands, one loosely twisted around the stock connected to another twisted around the rock. 1) Should I just leave it the way it was? 2) Will the rubberband cause any harm, being around the stock.

Thanks in advance and happy reefing,

ReefwithMee

Picture 1: Toadstool anchoring the sand.
Picture 2: The covered stone.
Picture 3: The chipped live rock.
Picture 4: Rubberband to rock, back in system!
Picture 5: Toadstool couple days ago.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

the coral is shunk and unhappy now, but later it will expand to over 3-5 times the size it is now. This is when the rubber band will cut through the coral, and thats why I don't use rubber bands anymore.

I use string, like cooking twine, to very loosely tie it to the rock. It doesn't have to be solid against the rock, as long as a piece of the coral is touching the rock, it will grab and hold it. Takes about 2-3 weeks