Attach frag to rubble?

callsign4223

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I got some frags of zoos, green stars, and monti from a buddy of mine. This will be the first coral in my tank. When he pulled them from his tank the zoos came on a bit of rock but the monti frags and the green stars were detached. I was able to get the zoos stable in my rockwork but the montis and stars keep getting blown off the aquascape. I have a little bit of rubble in my sump. I thought I read somewhere that you can use superglue to attach frags to plugs or rocks. Is this correct? If it is, what kind of superglue should I use? One of my other hobbies is RC aircraft and I have multiple thicknesses of superglue laying around for different applications of that hobby. Do I need something thin that will set fast or should I use something thicker that might take longer to set? Also, how long is it ok to leave the coral out of the water to let the glue set?

One last question, I got 4 frags of monti, pretty much because it is taking over his tank and everytime he moved any of his rocks another piece broke off and he tossed it into the bag. At least 2 of the frags have blown deep into my rockwork. Is it necessary for me to disassemble my rockwork to dig them out or can I leave them and forget about them?(They were about quarter size to about double that) I'm not really worried about losing them, I'm not entirely sure I can even get SPS to survive in my tank the way it is setup now. As I said, the montis were more of a take it because it was there anyway.
 
I use the thicker gell type of super glue, I usually have a small container ( if i'm doing a bunch of frags)of tank water setup so when I glue something I will give it a few seconds to start to set and place it in the container for a few, or if it's just a few frags I will glue them and just go ahead and put it in and let them cure in the tank. I try not to leave them out longer than needed, but some like zoas will slime up to keep themselves moist, which if your doing zoas or paly's be sure to where gloves and be carefull some of them ( not sure which ones but I treat them all the same) have a toxin that can be deadly, there are some threads about people have serious health issues not taking the proper care in handeling them. I actually always where gloves and safety glasses when fragging. I also like to use rubble instead of premade plugs, I think there easier to place and look better overall.
As far as the pieces under the rock, I would just leave them if they are small and you dont want them, I've lost many pieces to rockwork and not wanting to break down to get something out.

Steve
 
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