getting Xenia to grow on glass!

[Ehgemus]

Is there any easier way to get Xenia to grow on glass, I tried laying them on the glass and they still will not attach to it, and the glass is covered with Coraline algae, what else can i do?

 

[r00onmac]

i could never get mine to attach in my 5.5 but since moving them over to the new 20 they are going like magnets... i think its the luck of the draw... i could use some of that coraline if there is anyway for you to email it to me or something... j/k

my tank just looks so naked because i used dry rock...

 

[CoralFiend]

I used to take a couple of good suction cups and string a short length of monofilament line between them. Take your xenia and wedge it between the monofilament and glass. I had decent luck with this. Good luck!

 

[ek9vboi]

Since I have my rocks stacked against the glass, mine naturally just attaches to the rock. Even when I put my frags NEAR the glass, they always streach out to the glass and get on it. I'm about to scrap off a bunch of it. Just made 7 frags... getting ready to go to the LFS to turn them over.

 

[Ehgemus]

thanks for the feedback guys.
maybe some day it will happen

 

[55semireef]

I am afraid of my xenia now bc its attatches to everything it touches. Even my SPS!!!

 

[furforfour]

You could get some xenia to grow onto a piece of rubble, then glue or epoxy the rubble to your glass. I've seen people do this with zoanthids and it looks awesome.

 

[Ehgemus]

will super glue work? can you put glue on a rock and put it under water?

 

[CoralFiend]

No. As a rule of thumb, most soft corals cannot be attached with superglue - Noy saying it is impossible, but improbable.