Ricordea How to get them to stay put?

[gort]

Mine keep blowing around... and cant get them to cling to a rock. They are little.

Do you glue them ?

 

[myvwrock]

i use a rubber band

 

[frantz]

several methods... glue is NOT one of em. Rubber band works (not tight), a little tray that blocks the strong flow with some rubble in it works well too (this is what I do). I've read but not tried some mesh wrapped around the ricordea and the rock holding them in place and letting water and light though.

 

[scubaethan]

You could put them in a cup with some rubble or shells. That way they are away from the flow. Maybe take a couple days to attach.

Or you could get mesh, like what a bag of fruit or veggies come in, and rubber band the edges to the rock to make a little cage for the ric.

And once they attach to something, if you want them to be on the rock somewhere you can use reef epoxy or super glue.

Hey I'm in decatur too!

 

[demifelix]

mesh or net works best. Jut wrap it around and it will attach in a week.

 

[spike]

Is there a small piece of rubble on the back side of the ric? If so super glue the rubble (that is attacked to ric) to a frag disk. If not use a bowl/cup with rubble and put in a low flow area, or use the mesh method. Just hope it does not decide to latch onto the mesh or the bowl.

 

[superclown]

You can use glue of they have any kind of small rubble they are holding on to. Did this the other day and its been fine