GSP growth on glass

[JoshOdphi]

Ok...so i've seen a couple of tanks that have green star polyps spread throughout the glass/overflows.....looks kinda interesting and im thinking bout doin it as well.....wut would yall recommend as the best approach?...supergluein them to gl*****...ideas?? thanks....

[stoneroller]

Just put some polyps closeby; lean 'em up against the glass somehow and they'll attach on their own eventually.

[recoiljpr]

GSP and zoas don't superglue very well at all to the glass or anything for that matter. As stoneroller said, just place them right up on the glass on their rock with no other rocks around them. They will start to grow up on the overflow, etc.

I'm doing the same thing, but instead of gsp, i'm trying zoas.

[stoneroller]

BTW, I have had good luck with both using Loctite Superglue Gel.

[JoshOdphi]

koo...thanks for your suggestions....think imma give it a go....

[txav8r]

I superglued a small piece to my overflow and now its almoat competely covered.http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii234/joat_mon_3/be1058ad.jpg

[JoshOdphi]

NICE!.....man i love that look....

[Big_Pun]

I got a nice frag of gsp pm me if intrested

[recoiljpr]

How in the heck did you superglue it? Everytime I tried, it got all gooey and didn't go anywhere. Did you cut off some of the supporting rock and glue it that way?

[NateDogg]

I glued a piece to a magnet and put a magnet on the outside of the tank(actually the back wall of my biocube). It grows off the magnet and on to the wall. Then I move the magnet somewhere else. I have 4 patches on my back wall now.

[stoneroller]

I dry the purple skin on the underside and lay it on a thin layer superglue gel (loctite), sticks like magic. Never had a problem.

[ErikH]

LOCTITEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

The man said it. I am a loctite fiend. I use it for everything. Becareful if you come to my house, a picture may fall on you.

[Crazyeyes]

Glue it, I used loctite gel superglue. The trick is to dry of the gsp or zoas where the glue is going to be applied on them, then put a big bubble of glue, and place where you desire. What happens when superglue hits water it immediately cures, so if you have a bubble just the outside cures and when you push it against the glass the inside of the bubble adheres the coral to the glass. Good luck.

[JoshOdphi]

nice....have any pics?

[txav8r]

Glue it, I used loctite gel superglue. The trick is to dry of the gsp or zoas where the glue is going to be applied on them, then put a big bubble of glue, and place where you desire. What happens when superglue hits water it immediately cures, so if you have a bubble just the outside cures and when you push it against the glass the inside of the bubble adheres the coral to the glass. Good luck.


That's exactly what I did. Just pat the bottom of the GSP mat with a paper towel and put a few dabs of locktite gel on the dry mat then put it in the tank and hold it in place for a 10 seconds or so.

Just make sure that this is what you want. I have a one piece overflow (no U-tubes) and it could use a cleaning because the suction hole at the topused to prime it and keep air bubbles out is clogged with coraline. The problem is its covered in GSP so I can't soak it in vinegar.