Help Please- Free floating ZOAs

[thelawnwrangler]

Just picked free floating ZOA frag with no base. My understanding is I can super glue gel them to live rock according to YouTube.

My question is Does the rock have to be dry? Any tips from a complete newbie?

 

[DrewHaus]

You can use super glue, and no, the rock doesn't have to be dry. Zoas can handle being out of the water for a few minutes while you do it. I'd recommend gloves and goggles to be on the safe side. Just put a blob on the zoa foot and a blob on the live rock and lightly push them together.

 

[DrewHaus]

You can read about the danger of palytoxin here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1858696

 

[jayball]

You can use super glue, and no, the rock doesn't have to be dry. Zoas can handle being out of the water for a few minutes while you do it. I'd recommend gloves and goggles to be on the safe side. Just put a blob on the zoa foot and a blob on the live rock and lightly push them together.

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Also, it helps to blot the surface (not the coral) with a paper towel prior to gluing. Put a drop of water on the glue to get it to skin over (like small blob, drop of water, wait 10-15 seconds, then glue)