Securing corals to rockwork...How?

[CHILL]

I purchased my first non-mushroom/zoo corals yesterday. 3 nice pieces - 2 Sinulara and a Toadstool. Each came on the smallest piece of rock (by small I mean 1/2" - 1") and I cannot figure out the best way to get these secured to the rock in my reef.

I tried wedging them into crevases - worked for one of the pieces - but I found the larger Finger Leather on the sandbed this am. That one actually seemed the most secure of the 3 last night.

Any suggestions? I do not want to superglue them b/c I'm not sure where they will thrive best in my tank, and if they need to be moved I cannot do that with them glued to the rock structure.

Thanks for your help.
Chris

 

[Anonymous]

actually, if you super glue them you usually can still relocate them- a screwdrive wedged underneath will pop them off easily.

 

[Mihai]

actually, if you super glue them you usually can still relocate them- a screwdrive wedged underneath will pop them off easily.

You don't even need the screwdriver: I was always able to get the superglue out of my rock with bare hands (and I'm not that strong ).
Actually, you'll discover that you have problems making it stick there: I rutinely glue corals 2-3 times until they get to encrust the base.

Regards,
Mihai