Djplus1 July 22, 2013 Share July 22, 2013 Is it better to mount a monti plate with super glue gel or coral stick putty? I have some putty I've never used since I've heard it does funky things to your skimmer, but I don't know how I will get super glue to work properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnevo July 22, 2013 Share July 22, 2013 I like the combo method. Glue on coral stick on putty. Glue on putty, mount to rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime July 23, 2013 Share July 23, 2013 You should be alright. Think of it like a super glue sandwich, superglue a piece of putty, attach the cap to the superglue side squeeze into putty a bit. Super glue the bottom of that, attach another ball of putty, super glue the bottom of that, and attach to rock. Or just use superglue, I stopped using putty as it was just an extra step... harder to remove though if you ever change your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djplus1 July 23, 2013 Author Share July 23, 2013 I just used super glue on rock, but I think I want to move one to the back glass. I read that glueing or putty to some coralline work best. Is it easy to do with a 3" frag or is this maneuver only suitable for chips? I'm guessing the putty is the way to go in his instance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt July 23, 2013 Share July 23, 2013 For the back glass, you could also try glueing to a magnetic scraper and then you could move it around as needed until you, and the coral, are happy with placement. Theoretically it should encrust beyond the scraper at some point if its small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sachabballi reef July 23, 2013 Share July 23, 2013 For the back glass, you could also try glueing to a magnetic scraper and then you could move it around as needed until you, and the coral, are happy with placement. Theoretically it should encrust beyond the scraper at some point if its small.+1 Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite July 23, 2013 Share July 23, 2013 Is it a monti cap or monti undata? Caps are easier to stay glued. Either way, it's hard to get anything bigger than an inch to stay stuck on the glass, especially with snails wandering around. But most montis grow so fast that even a small 1" frag will become a nice shelf fairly quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateCamReef July 23, 2013 Share July 23, 2013 I am trying the mag float idea tonight! It's things like this that make me love this club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite July 24, 2013 Share July 24, 2013 If you leave the mag float in one place too long, the frag will encrust over it onto the wall, then you won;t be able to move it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeMr.703 July 24, 2013 Share July 24, 2013 If you leave the mag float in one place too long, the frag will encrust over it onto the wall, then you won;t be able to move it around. Very usefull and great Tip... Stay ontop of it... Just move around once every day or so, and You'll be ok.... For a Lil' While... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite July 24, 2013 Share July 24, 2013 Very usefull and great Tip... Stay ontop of it... Just move around once every day or so, and You'll be ok.... For a Lil' While... It will get so big that you won't be able to move it without fragging it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyfeet July 24, 2013 Share July 24, 2013 If you leave the mag float in one place too long, the frag will encrust over it onto the wall, then you won;t be able to move it around. +1 these things encrust so fast. I have a plating coral in the center of my rockwork because of a bad glue job. It anchored itself to the rock in less than a couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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