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Originally Posted by TommDool
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Originally Posted by reef_raf
To attach softies, try a needle and thread. Run a line thru it's base, and tie it in place.
Or glue works, but softies, since they're, well, soft, can change size and glue isn't a great tool for attaching them.
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Hmm... Needle and thread sounds like it would work. Must try that if it falls again. If not, being on the Island, is there any glue I can use from Canadian Tire or a hardware store? |
Canadian Tire sells the small tubes of superglue that work very well for attaching frags. Basically any glue with cyanoacrylate will work. The gels are better. Actually CT sold a tube that is by mastercraft and I used that one all the time.
That being said, glues don't work well with soft corals like leathers and colts. Like Brad said , use a needle and thread because the softies will inflate and deflate and in short order will detach from the glue and rock.
I use light fishing line and run that through the coral with a needle and tie it off. Depending on how soft the tissue is, be careful how tight you tie the coral off and sometimes you need to make multiple passes with the needle and line through the coral to insure that the coral will stay secured in place.