amc23 July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 Any suggestions? I want to epoxy something like galaxia to the back wall and have it spread so the backdrop looks alive. If anybody has already done this and wants to add a picture it would be much appreciated! Alex
treesprite July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 Galaxea is aggressive, might not be a good idea. What about various colors of mushrooms?
Jan July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 (edited) Green star polyp. I have a chunk of it attached to a mag on the back wall. To prevent it from attaching and spreading I move it around. It will attach fast and it spreads quickly. This is what it looks like. Not my pic. Any suggestions? I want to epoxy something like galaxia to the back wall and have it spread so the backdrop looks alive. If anybody has already done this and wants to add a picture it would be much appreciated!Alex Edited July 31, 2009 by Jan
zygote2k July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 I would agree with the previous posters about using GSP, but after doing a recent maintenance tank with the same wall covering, I'd advise against using any sort of fast growing encrusting corals unless you don't mind it encrusting everything eventually. GSP is very aggressive and will smother everything else.
trockafella July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 Can you use zoas..? Galaxea is not advised, long sweepers that are nasty... Gsp looks good til it takes over like rob said.. I like plate corals on the wall too...
amc23 July 31, 2009 Author July 31, 2009 I had never thought of using zoas, don't think I have ever seen that. Would be pretty dramatic. Do you think the best way to get them started would be to put a flat rock with lots of zoas right up against the back wall and hope they migrate up?
trockafella July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 Put some frag discs with different types in several locations.. Shoot, now i wanna go home and do that.. lol..
extreme_tooth_decay July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 I did it with GSP and loved it. I found the GSP very easy to control also. Just peel it up if it starts heading where you don't want it. tim
trockafella July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 That is a good point with GSP, easy to cut and peel on glass.. I have it get onto rock and it refuses to come off..
davelin315 July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 Almost anything will grow on the glass if given the chance, but it almost sounds like you're attaching something to something other than glass? If not, I would advise against using epoxy on the glass - you'll probably break the glass trying to get it off. What kind of corals do you have in your tank right now? Also, what color are you trying to achieve? It might be easier to decide what you want to see on the back and then ask how it would look. For instance, I have seen sps grow onto the glass, but they tend not to branch as much and simply encrust and don't look as good.
trockafella July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 I always used superglue rather than epoxy for that exact reason, superglue will come off, I agree about epoxy, bad idea...
capsfan July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 Speaking about epoxy, does anybody know a reef safe epoxy that I can brush on a surface to stick sand to?
OUsnakebyte July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 I have had various colonies of P. damicornis sexually reproduce, and the larvae have settled out in various places all over the tank. I usually let them just settle wheverver, and one place I leave them alone is the back wall. Depending on where they are on the back wall, they are either encrusting or, in some places, form contours and look like a proper colony growing from a vertical face. I'd say my back wall is about 75% covered. They can be a small pain to deal with - most specifically when they encrust around the corners from the back to one of the sides. Kept in check soon enough, a razor blade does the trick. Another place is encrusting over one of the three 90 elbow overflows I have. But... replacing a $0.75 pvc piece once a year is not that big a deal... Cheers Mike
amc23 July 31, 2009 Author July 31, 2009 The back is glass, and I am not sure yet what color I am going for. I am pretty much open to anything--thanks for the heads up on epoxy, that makes sense and i will make sure not to use it. Do others agree with the use of the superglue on glass? And does anybody know of a reason why zoas wouldn't work? I think it would look very cool, almost like a living garden, but worry that it might take too long for the zoas to spread, although I guess if I am using super glue I can put several frag disks on and see if they meet in the middle.
treesprite July 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 People sometimes use superglue to glue small pieces of rock to the back wall for little shelves on which they put corals. A frag plug would easily stay on with superglue if whatever is on it is not heavy.
davelin315 August 1, 2009 August 1, 2009 Zoanthids will grow onto whatever is near them, they just might not look as nice as you want them as they'll stretch towards the light and it might not turn out like a typical rock covered zoa. I have them growing all over the side of a stock tank and they also grew onto the overflow.
Kevin Garrison August 1, 2009 August 1, 2009 frag mags, start with frag mags, no gluing to the glass required and then the initial piec can be moved elsewhere once it's growing on the glass!
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