Leather help

[dbraun15]

I am in the process of upgrading and had a devil's hand in a nano cube that is about 6" in diameter--the rock that it was encrusted on is full of bubble algae and a small patch of bryopsis so I peeled it off the rock--I then attached it to a small piece of live rock with a rubberband--obviously I put the rubber band too tight and the flesh where it attached before is torn and disintegrating--what is the next best step? Should I use a razor blade and cut off that part of the tissue? Also, what is the best way to get this thing to attach?

Thanks in advance for your replies--

 

[reeferoo]

he will either regrow or attach on his own- you don't have to tear him if you don't want to.

Often with leathers there is a harder part at the bottom area of the stem. Use a toothpick or a bamboo skewer to pierce the area.
Rubber band the skewer ends to a rock. Put in a lower flow area so there is not too much pressure on the wound.

Many leathers like to puff up to fill a hole with their stem if you can find a place to tuck the skewered stem where it can expand and touch rock to attach to.

I have had them break their stem to get off the skewer, but most leathers survive this.

Another method is the bridal veil method used to hold the leather in contact with some rock that you want it to attach to.

 

[SAZAMA]

i've used a needle and fishing line. through the base , wrap around wait two weeks , cut line and pull it out! viola

 

[RyanSweatt2004]

those devils hand corals suck to try and get to attach to anything. I would put it in some sort of rock crevis or between a couple of rocks that will hold it in place. I've passed alot of time after fraging my 1ft colony just trying to attach them and having the fall apart. The tissue is so delicate that any punctures seem to go necrotic within hours. Let it attach on its own.

 

[joejoe1055]

i've also heard of people drying off the bottom of the leather and using some super glue to attach it to a small dry rock before putting it back into the water