Colt coral fragging!

I need some advice! My Colt coral was growing out of control and decided to frag it. I have about 6 stalks to get to stick to a base. I'm not using a frag plug for this. I am using small pieces of base rock. The problem is that I can't get them to stick. Tried the glue but their to icky to stick. Also tried the toothpick (like Xenia's) but it cuts through the stalks. I heard using vail will kill them.........any advice would be appreciated! Tried searching and couldn't find anything that would help.

 

Tried that also....forgot to mention it. Didn't stick either:

I tried one piece with vail and it started to look like........well, it didn't work lol!

 

I can give that a try again I guess. Thanks Mission!

 

I put them in a low flow position as soon as I've fragged them with a rubber band loosely over them - just enough to hold them. The sandwich box idea has worked for me as well but generally they attach in two days on their own. Are they in relatively the same conditions as the mother colony?

 

I never tried it but someone told me to stick them in the sand (not sure how long) but apparently this helps "seal" the cut end and then allows you to glue it to a rock.

 

We had to use fishing-line (like 5lb test) and tie their base down. We too had the issue with the glue and the toothpick... Veil was highly suggested as a "no" from a group of local reefers I have been hanging out with as they have had a higher death rate from it.

So, the fishing line idea is what worked for us. Took about 5 days for them to stick to the rock then we cut the line off.

Hope that helps.
-Fritts

 

I started a lil' test last night.

Test 1: Got 3 stalks and put a pile of rubble over the ends of the stalks and put them in a low flow area. Going to check it in a week and see how it goes.

Test 2: Got the other 3 stalks and tried the fishing line thing. Let's see how long before it sticks.