Ricordea Florida, Mounting

[xmike24]

I have a small (frag?) of a ricordea florida that is right now just sitting on the sand bed. I want to mount it onto a piece of live rock because it moves all over the place with the flow.

Question: Does Putty need to be a certain brand? Or would any putty work? I purchased Loctite Repair Putty but didn't want it to affect anything in the tank. I read somewhere that there is Aquascaping putty? Is that necessary?

 

[Khemul]

Gel superglue. Much easier then putty.


Is the ricordea loose or attached to a rock already? If it isn't attached to anything then you'll need to get it attached. A shot glass full of small rock pieces works pretty well. If it is attached to something then remove the mushroom and the rock you want to mount it too, a dab of superglue gel on the bottom of the rock the mushroom is on, bond the two rocks together and you are set. Should set extremely fast and will be quite strongly attached.

 

[albano]

Gel superglue. Much easier then putty.
Is the ricordea loose or attached to a rock already? If it isn't attached to anything then you'll need to get it attached. A shot glass full of small rock pieces works pretty well. If it is attached to something then remove the mushroom and the rock you want to mount it too, a dab of superglue gel on the bottom of the rock the mushroom is on, bond the two rocks together and you are set. Should set extremely fast and will be quite strongly attached.

+1...BUT... There is NO guarantee that it will stay there!

 

[xmike24]

Gel superglue. Much easier then putty.


Is the ricordea loose or attached to a rock already? If it isn't attached to anything then you'll need to get it attached. A shot glass full of small rock pieces works pretty well. If it is attached to something then remove the mushroom and the rock you want to mount it too, a dab of superglue gel on the bottom of the rock the mushroom is on, bond the two rocks together and you are set. Should set extremely fast and will be quite strongly attached.

I usually do Gel Superglue, I was told that a combination of both was better

 

[Das awesome]

+1 on the superglue. just make sure it's exactly where you want it cuz there's no going back once it's on unless you decide to chisel it off.

 

[albano]

+1 on the superglue. just make sure it's exactly where you want it cuz there's no going back once it's on unless you decide to chisel it off.

????? Glued rocks? Should be secure, but certainly not hard to separate!

 

[xmike24]

So is there no one that knows if the putty is safe to use?

 

[albano]

I read somewhere that there is Aquascaping putty? Is that necessary?

So is there no one that knows if the putty is safe to use?

If you want to use putty, it's fine...as long as it's aquarium safe

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[Das awesome]

????? Glued rocks? Should be secure, but certainly not hard to separate!

true, but usually ricordeas come attached on small pieces of rubble and it's harder to get a grip on them. I tried to remove mine that was glued once and it accidently tore the ric. Maybe I just had super intense super glue. I dunno, but the ric ended up dying on me cuz of it.

xmike24: I've used the putty before, but it just didn't hold on as well as the superglue for me. There were some small feather dusters on the rock that the ric was on and my butterfly kept yanking the rock from it's spot trying to get them. The superglue cures much faster than the putty, IME.

 

[JohnGalt]

Putty would be nearly impossible to attack to just the base of a ricordea. I would suggest using a needle and string through the base of the ricordea and tie it around the rock of your choice. It is simple and 100% effective.

 

[Zalman]

If you want a surefire 100% method of attaching ricordea... This is what I do.

Materials needed:
Screen from BRS to make tops for your tank- hole size doesn't matter
PVC Pipe - Any size works but i recommend no smaller than 3/4"
Super Glue - gel works nice
pebbles a shell anything smaller
Frag plug or whatever you want to mount it to.

From here take your pipe and cut a ring that is .5-1 inch tall. Glue the BRS screen to one side. Put pebbles, shell, rocks whatever on your sand bed or where ever you are letting your frag heal. Place ricordea on top of pebble etc. Push the ring over the top. I mash it down so that the ric is squished against the pebbles. Wait 48 hours then remove the ring.
Tada! you have a ric mounted on a pebble, now glue that pebble where ever your heart desires.

You can skip the pebble part and put it right to a frag plug, which I normally do. But occasionally i get them to stick to pebbles then glue them to a larger rock. Mix and match colors and trade it in at a LFS

 

[sbracho]

Just put a piece of rock in a very short small glass (drinking glass), put the coral there and place it under the right lighting in the tank. Forget about it for a few days.

 

[dixiedog]

If you want a surefire 100% method of attaching ricordea... This is what I do.

Materials needed:
Screen from BRS to make tops for your tank- hole size doesn't matter
PVC Pipe - Any size works but i recommend no smaller than 3/4"
Super Glue - gel works nice
pebbles a shell anything smaller
Frag plug or whatever you want to mount it to.

From here take your pipe and cut a ring that is .5-1 inch tall. Glue the BRS screen to one side. Put pebbles, shell, rocks whatever on your sand bed or where ever you are letting your frag heal. Place ricordea on top of pebble etc. Push the ring over the top. I mash it down so that the ric is squished against the pebbles. Wait 48 hours then remove the ring.
Tada! you have a ric mounted on a pebble, now glue that pebble where ever your heart desires.

You can skip the pebble part and put it right to a frag plug, which I normally do. But occasionally i get them to stick to pebbles then glue them to a larger rock. Mix and match colors and trade it in at a LFS

Fascinating, I'm gonna try that. The usual methods have never worked well for me.

I discovered something recently though. I had a really small piece of ric rolling around loose on the sand, so I sucked it up with the turkey baster, and I shoved him down into a cerith shell. Glued the shell down, and presto, he loved it! I never had to use any glue or anything, he just liked the shell. He made the entrance to it his home, and is now beginning to overgrow it.

 

[cakemanPA]

My wife just bought me a bunch of brightly colored ricordias. They are came with small coral/rock attached to the foot. I used some Ecotech frag gel. I applied it to the attached coral/rock and placed it on large rock in the tank. So far it has worked well. 9 rics glued and all are still in place.


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[Pool_shark]

If you want a surefire 100% method of attaching ricordea... This is what I do.

Materials needed:
Screen from BRS to make tops for your tank- hole size doesn't matter
PVC Pipe - Any size works but i recommend no smaller than 3/4"
Super Glue - gel works nice
pebbles a shell anything smaller
Frag plug or whatever you want to mount it to.

From here take your pipe and cut a ring that is .5-1 inch tall. Glue the BRS screen to one side. Put pebbles, shell, rocks whatever on your sand bed or where ever you are letting your frag heal. Place ricordea on top of pebble etc. Push the ring over the top. I mash it down so that the ric is squished against the pebbles. Wait 48 hours then remove the ring.
Tada! you have a ric mounted on a pebble, now glue that pebble where ever your heart desires.

You can skip the pebble part and put it right to a frag plug, which I normally do. But occasionally i get them to stick to pebbles then glue them to a larger rock. Mix and match colors and trade it in at a LFS

I have done something similar, but more simple to attach a mushroom to a rock if he is not already attached to anything. I simply place the mushroom where I want him, then put a cut out layer of filter sock over him and wrap it around the rock or weigh it down to keep it in place. The filter sock lets him get light and flow, and in a day or two he will have attached to the rock if he is happy there. Similar concept to the above, but fewer supplies needed. Note that this will not work if the shroom is already attached to a piece of rubble.

 

[cowboy fan]

Let it sit on the rock with no flow for a couple weeks. It'll mount itself. Glue usually doesn't work. Slime doesn't allow it to. The scheer material works as well.