Mounting frags on back of tank

[oneradtek202]

anyone done this successfully? was thinking about doing a few colonies here and there. would i just use that putty? but its usually not strong enough. superglue gel from BRS is pretty tough stuff

 

[Capt_Cully]

I'm not sure it will gain the greatest purchase on the glass. I've seen it on magnets an overflows. Personally I had that huge sniper's misty blue encrusted most of one of my overflows. It just peeled right off. Not sure it would have supported the weight of the colony.

 

[sedorusc]

There are magnets out there to do this. Just can't remember the name of them.

 

[pmemmer]

Maybe you could rig something up with magnets?

EDIT: sedorusc types faster

 

[oneradtek202]

that was where i was going with it, i have an old mag float i could use. might be cool. just need a way to cover up the magfloat and make it look "realistic"

 

[pascal32]

I have two small colonies on my overflow which i superglued on and they encrysted onto the overflow.

you could make a small amount of DIY live rock to cover the mag float: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1840575

or a pricy alternative is a magnetic reef shelf (i have one if you would like to see it in person): http://www.thealternativereef.com/ar/Products.html

 

[sedorusc]

Cover the magfloat in sand and live rock

 

[oneradtek202]

idk pascal, kinda scary in your neck of the woods

 

[pascal32]

idk pascal, kinda scary in your neck of the woods

suburbia is scary

 

[getzvillereefer]

if you wanted to do something simple like zoos you could start them on rock right next to the back and they could easily spread to cover the back of the tank.

 

[oneradtek202]

sorry lookin for SPS. zoos die quickly in my tank

 

[Henry Colf]

The Red Planet on my overflow is roughly 1/8 in thick on my over flow and is extremely hard to remove. I vote for the overflow it has some texture to it which should help strengthen it. Right now have a few branches that are at least 3"+ with multiple branches and it's not going anywhere..jmo...