mounting dislodged mushroom

[n2quick]

I have a 5" diameter toadstool that has come off the rock work. I'm having trouble mounting him up again. When I bought him he was attached minimally to a piece of rubble that was epoxied to my rock work and now that he broke off of that there is nothing but a stem. How do I mount him up again without killing him.

[ScruffyRubicon]

Mushroom or a toadstool?

If it is a toad stool, you can just tuck it in between a couple of rocks and it will attach relatively fast.

[n2quick]

toadstool, tried it but fans blow him around tank. it really needs to be attached somehow.

[ScruffyRubicon]

Originally Posted by n2quick

toadstool, tried it but fans blow him around tank. it really needs to be attached somehow.

Can you move you ph's away from the area you want him mounted for a week to 10 days?

[n2quick]

I was thinking to pierce the stem with a couple of stainless steel pins and then fill a small paper or plastic cup (kinda something you would do jello shots out of) with fast setting epoxy and set it in there to form a base. Then i would have a small mouting pillar to attach to a rock with more epoxy or glue. Ive never had very good luck attaching anything to my rock work. Does anyone think the pins would harm it.

[n2quick]

The tank is a 60 gal so fans blow everthing around only 12 in wide.

[Dragonist]

i say just direct flow away from to toadstoll for it can attach!

[Marine]

what about getting one of those racks in your tank and putting a small piece of live rock in a cup or something with te toadstool so it wont blow around

[REEFIN'ROB]

try using some big rubber bands (not too tight). i think wedging it between rocks should work, though.