vikinglord13
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Hello all, vikinglord here, or vl for short.
First I'd like to thank everyone for the support they give one another. I've learned a lot just from reading threads on this forum, and your willingness to help and support each other is why I joined, so thanks!
I purchased a colony of zoanthids, online, and in transit the colony broke off the plug. Well, little did I know about coral colonies, I just hoped they would establish themselves on some rock. Well, after a few weeks of the colony washing around, a few polyps dying/breaking off, there are now three living polyps left (from what I can tell) and it seems they have established a home "“ I haven't seen them move in about a week.
Anyways, now that they're established, I'm worried about the other coral I have. Seeing as I'm in the military and will move around every few months to few years (ideally) I can't permanently glue them to rock. So I thought about gluing them to larger plugs (or ceramic plates?) and just dislodging the plates as I have to move from place to place, then re-gluing them. Does anyone know if that idea would actually work?
I also have a gorgonian colony. I figured I would stick its base in the substrate (at the time I didn't have glue) and it seems to be doing well like that. Does anybody happen to know if having the base buried will kill the rest of the colony? The polyps seem to like the location in the tank so I'm worried about moving it at this point.
Sorry for the long-winded post. Thank you in advance!
First I'd like to thank everyone for the support they give one another. I've learned a lot just from reading threads on this forum, and your willingness to help and support each other is why I joined, so thanks!
I purchased a colony of zoanthids, online, and in transit the colony broke off the plug. Well, little did I know about coral colonies, I just hoped they would establish themselves on some rock. Well, after a few weeks of the colony washing around, a few polyps dying/breaking off, there are now three living polyps left (from what I can tell) and it seems they have established a home "“ I haven't seen them move in about a week.
Anyways, now that they're established, I'm worried about the other coral I have. Seeing as I'm in the military and will move around every few months to few years (ideally) I can't permanently glue them to rock. So I thought about gluing them to larger plugs (or ceramic plates?) and just dislodging the plates as I have to move from place to place, then re-gluing them. Does anyone know if that idea would actually work?
I also have a gorgonian colony. I figured I would stick its base in the substrate (at the time I didn't have glue) and it seems to be doing well like that. Does anybody happen to know if having the base buried will kill the rest of the colony? The polyps seem to like the location in the tank so I'm worried about moving it at this point.
Sorry for the long-winded post. Thank you in advance!
