frogspawn snaped off

Tru2nr · 02-26-2008, 09:37 AM

ok i don't think this is a problem but i just want to make sure i decided that my frogspawn since i got the new lightning wasn't happy in its spot as i moved it lower since i got the new lights so i moved it up towards the top of the tank but as i go to set the plug it sits on(its only one head) the plug snaped off the base now it looks as if maybe a tiny peice of the base had snaped off with it but nothing to noticable is it going to be ok or should i try and affix it back onto the plug?

BigAl07 · 02-26-2008, 09:45 AM

Unless a LOT of the hard stony base is broken (exposing the delicate flesh of the living animal) it's ok. Is it JUST the stony base or did it expose the flesh?

When these animals split (by growing in a "V" shape) we take snips and simply cut at the "V" making two from one. Just make sure it didn't damage any tissue.

Tru2nr · 02-26-2008, 10:26 AM

the only thing that is left on the plug looks to be only superglue...now should i try to attach the peice to a real rock cuz itsa kinda just resting in a hole right now

BigAl07 · 02-26-2008, 10:29 AM

You can use a small piece of epoxy and "attach" it where it is or where you like. You just want it secure so that it doesn't FALL over or get knocked OVER and damaged!

Glad that it wasn't damaged!!

Tru2nr · 02-26-2008, 10:45 AM

hehe bigal what would i do without cha ....yeah the only damage came from me tryn' to set it in the rock a bit of my finger touch'd the tenticles so i have a feeln' it'll b a bit po'd for a day at me and getting adjusted to more light but then it should be fine what kind of epoxy would u reccomend especially since it can't be removed from water(atleast thats what i was told)

BigAl07 · 02-26-2008, 10:49 AM

I'm glad to try and help when I can.

Yeah the more it's harassed the more retracted and the longer it will STAY retracted. Just attach it and let it alone. After all the "attention" it's gotten you may want to leave the lights off to allow it to "Pout" for a while.

Place it and forget about it

Tru2nr · 02-26-2008, 12:03 PM

so what kind of epoxy should i use my frogspawn is pretty resilliant and if it pouts even after i had a hermit knock it all the way down to the sand in my tank it pouted for about a couple hours and that it looked great

BigAl07 · 02-26-2008, 12:04 PM

It's Reef Epoxy but I also use "Marine Epoxy" which is less expensive. I'm off looking for the link I have for it.

BigAl07 · 02-26-2008, 12:08 PM

Here is a link to what the packaging looks like. May be identical or not but shoud look close to this

epoxy/resin leaching question...?

Tru2nr · 02-26-2008, 02:15 PM

and that stuff is safe to use in water?

BigAl07 · 02-26-2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tru2nr

and that stuff is safe to use in water?

Octoman · 02-26-2008, 06:43 PM

Thanks for the inspiration today. After reading this I finally went out and got some epoxy to secure a couple of my corals that were just "stuck in". It's funny though, I had a weird feeling and when I got home with the epoxy, my blasto was sitting face down in the sand. It's been stuck in the rock for 2 months and just happened to get knocked down today. No injuries though, and now everyone is secure and my fingers smell like epoxy!!

Tru2nr · 02-27-2008, 09:18 AM

hehe nice and AL by the time i got home from work i swear ive never seen my frogspawn so happy i told u it was a resiliant lil bugger ill post some pics when i get home from work tonight

amc78cj7 · 03-06-2008, 06:15 PM

BTW, my LFS says you can use superglue brand gel just the same.

Pull the frag out, add the gel, submerge it until if hazes over, then stick to the live rock.

I just bought a frogspawn last night. Very cool indeed. I just stuck the pipe way down into a crevace in my pukani live rock where it can't fall over. No glue.

BigAl07 · 03-06-2008, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amc78cj7

BTW, my LFS says you can use superglue brand gel just the same.

Pull the frag out, add the gel, submerge it until if hazes over, then stick to the live rock.

I just bought a frogspawn last night. Very cool indeed. I just stuck the pipe way down into a crevace in my pukani live rock where it can't fall over. No glue.

Super glue gel is GREAT for softies but honestly for stoney's it's just not strong enough. I only use Super Glue gel for a "quick bond" to hold while the epoxy is setting up. Super Glue (Gel or not) is just not strong enough for slightly heavier corals. Hey if it works for you great and more power to ya.

Happy Reefing

02-26-2008, 09:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	frogspawn snaped off ok i don't think this is a problem but i just want to make sure i decided that my frogspawn since i got the new lightning wasn't happy in its spot as i moved it lower since i got the new lights so i moved it up towards the top of the tank but as i go to set the plug it sits on(its only one head) the plug snaped off the base now it looks as if maybe a tiny peice of the base had snaped off with it but nothing to noticable is it going to be ok or should i try and affix it back onto the plug? __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

02-26-2008, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: frogspawn snaped off Unless a LOT of the hard stony base is broken (exposing the delicate flesh of the living animal) it's ok. Is it JUST the stony base or did it expose the flesh? When these animals split (by growing in a "V" shape) we take snips and simply cut at the "V" making two from one. Just make sure it didn't damage any tissue. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

02-26-2008, 10:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: frogspawn snaped off the only thing that is left on the plug looks to be only superglue...now should i try to attach the peice to a real rock cuz itsa kinda just resting in a hole right now __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

02-26-2008, 10:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: frogspawn snaped off You can use a small piece of epoxy and "attach" it where it is or where you like. You just want it secure so that it doesn't FALL over or get knocked OVER and damaged! Glad that it wasn't damaged!! __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

02-26-2008, 10:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: frogspawn snaped off hehe bigal what would i do without cha ....yeah the only damage came from me tryn' to set it in the rock a bit of my finger touch'd the tenticles so i have a feeln' it'll b a bit po'd for a day at me and getting adjusted to more light but then it should be fine what kind of epoxy would u reccomend especially since it can't be removed from water(atleast thats what i was told) __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

02-26-2008, 10:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: frogspawn snaped off I'm glad to try and help when I can. Yeah the more it's harassed the more retracted and the longer it will STAY retracted. Just attach it and let it alone. After all the "attention" it's gotten you may want to leave the lights off to allow it to "Pout" for a while. Place it and forget about it __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

02-26-2008, 12:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: frogspawn snaped off so what kind of epoxy should i use my frogspawn is pretty resilliant and if it pouts even after i had a hermit knock it all the way down to the sand in my tank it pouted for about a couple hours and that it looked great __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

02-26-2008, 12:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: frogspawn snaped off It's Reef Epoxy but I also use "Marine Epoxy" which is less expensive. I'm off looking for the link I have for it. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

02-26-2008, 12:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: frogspawn snaped off Here is a link to what the packaging looks like. May be identical or not but shoud look close to this epoxy/resin leaching question...? __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

02-26-2008, 02:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: frogspawn snaped off and that stuff is safe to use in water? __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

02-26-2008, 06:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,574 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: frogspawn snaped off Thanks for the inspiration today. After reading this I finally went out and got some epoxy to secure a couple of my corals that were just "stuck in". It's funny though, I had a weird feeling and when I got home with the epoxy, my blasto was sitting face down in the sand. It's been stuck in the rock for 2 months and just happened to get knocked down today. No injuries though, and now everyone is secure and my fingers smell like epoxy!! __________________ Mark My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

02-27-2008, 09:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: frogspawn snaped off hehe nice and AL by the time i got home from work i swear ive never seen my frogspawn so happy i told u it was a resiliant lil bugger ill post some pics when i get home from work tonight __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

03-06-2008, 06:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
amc78cj7 Limpet Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 148 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: frogspawn snaped off BTW, my LFS says you can use superglue brand gel just the same. Pull the frag out, add the gel, submerge it until if hazes over, then stick to the live rock. I just bought a frogspawn last night. Very cool indeed. I just stuck the pipe way down into a crevace in my pukani live rock where it can't fall over. No glue.

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