Mounting LPS's for quick growth
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phishphood
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[quote author=Gomer link=topic=4826.msg66698#msg66698 date=1228187659]
use IC Gel between the substrate and the epoxy and all is well :-D
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Heh, I usually do the opposite.
use IC Gel between the substrate and the epoxy and all is well :-D
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Heh, I usually do the opposite.
seminolecpa
Past President
[quote author=Gomer link=topic=4826.msg66698#msg66698 date=1228187659]
use IC Gel between the substrate and the epoxy and all is well :-D
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Me too I let the epoxy mold around the rock or whatever I am adhering to it and then add ic gel. Sticks strong as a rock.
use IC Gel between the substrate and the epoxy and all is well :-D
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Me too I let the epoxy mold around the rock or whatever I am adhering to it and then add ic gel. Sticks strong as a rock.
badbread
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*** Reposting original post with picture links fixed ***
So I was sharing some tips I've learned (some from others and some I just figured out) at the meeting so I thought I'd post some pics since a lot of LPS frags went out. The goal is to give the frag a easy route for new tissue growth.
I start out with a slice of rock to make it easy
I usually use two little fishes epoxy putty to smooth out any bumps on the base rock or the frag and gently mount the piece.
You can see the ranmp I tried to build with a closer pic
Here is a very similar example after it grew in
And here is a before and after of the cyphastrea frag from Ian
Before
After new tissue growth
I thought I'd grab a pic of the bottom of the acan frag. I'm not sure if I should be concerned with some exposed tissue on the underside of the frag or not but it doesn't appear to be upset at all since it's sent out feeders shortly after I put it back in the tank but thought I'd share.
Levi
Pittsburg, CA
So I was sharing some tips I've learned (some from others and some I just figured out) at the meeting so I thought I'd post some pics since a lot of LPS frags went out. The goal is to give the frag a easy route for new tissue growth.
I start out with a slice of rock to make it easy
I usually use two little fishes epoxy putty to smooth out any bumps on the base rock or the frag and gently mount the piece.
You can see the ranmp I tried to build with a closer pic
Here is a very similar example after it grew in
And here is a before and after of the cyphastrea frag from Ian
Before
After new tissue growth
I thought I'd grab a pic of the bottom of the acan frag. I'm not sure if I should be concerned with some exposed tissue on the underside of the frag or not but it doesn't appear to be upset at all since it's sent out feeders shortly after I put it back in the tank but thought I'd share.
Levi
Pittsburg, CA