Best way to attach a toadstool leather

[Deep Reef]

I picked up this nice Toadstool leather coral today. this is my first one. What is the best way to attach it to a rock?



I was thinking of attaching it to a smaller piece of rubble so that I can move it later if need be.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

thanks

 

[tmz]

I would glue a toothpick or two to a rock. Pierce it through the base of the sacrophyton to hold it. It should be attached within a week or two. Nip off any protruding totthpick. If you use a wooden toothpick it will just rot away inside the coral. Plastic won't harm it either.

 

[l8_apex_it]

I love using gel cyanoacyrlate for gluing leathers to rocks. It is all I use.

 

[Deep Reef]

Thanks for the help.

 

[lostintheocean]

sew it with fishing line

 

[E.intheC]

I just wedge mine between the rocks and it anchors itself after a while

 

[intyme]

Bump

 

[xxsevxx]

I used a rubber band, and removed it in a week or so after it had attached itself.

 

[cloak]

If there's any rubble or sand attached to the bottom of the stalk then using either superglue gel or epoxy should work. (or a combination of the two) GL.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-10/ac/feature/index.php

 

[mcozad829]

Stick a toothpick through the base and then use a rubber band to hold the toothpick and base to a plug or piece of rubble. After a week or two it will attach and then you can just superglue the plug/rubble wherever in your rockscape

 

[garygonzales]

sew it with fishing line

yep ive also used a needle and thread and tie it to what ever you want

 

[jayball]

yep ive also used a needle and thread and tie it to what ever you want

This is the way I preferred. When I tried the robber band I almost cut it in half the next day when it inflated. You can still see the scar line across the top of it.

 

[intyme]

Excellent thank you

 

[Bent]

I just epoxied mine...

 

[SPS911]

Rubberbanding it works best. Big leathers like that will be able to shed off superglue

 

[JoeVandal49]

I have used a variation of the toothpick method with good success.

 

[RGS2]

I like to stick the stalk of the leather inside an empty turbo snail shell. It will attach quickly then I can stick the snail shell in the sand, rocks, etc.