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Old 12/03/2007, 08:05 PM
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Attaching a Mushroom on a Piece of Rock

I have a small piece of very porous lava rock which has been in my tank for a while and been used in my aquariums for about a year, so it is not polluted. I have a green mushroom, not sure what kind but when it is under light it is a fluorescent green, and when it is fully expanded, it is about 2in in diameter. What would be the best way for me to attach this thing onto the rock?

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Old 12/03/2007, 08:20 PM
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Get some bridal vail(sp) from walmart and put the shroom and rock inside. Try to get the shroom where the base is touching the rock and just wait.
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Old 12/08/2007, 08:35 PM
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I agree with Sooner Handyman or you can use the plastic mesh you might get produce in.
After it attaches give it a couple of weeks to really anchor itself.
If you take the mesh off too soon it will probably release itself in the current.
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Old 12/08/2007, 09:08 PM
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Since it's lava rock, you could probably just shove the base of the mushroom in a small hole on the rock, then place the rock in a low flow area and let it attach.
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Old 12/09/2007, 11:59 AM
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Maybe I waste time doing it, but i put them in a small plastic cup of coral "pebbles" in it and put them in a low flow spot. They rarely blow out of the cup and a couple of weeks later they are attached to a pebble. Then I can just superglue them absolutely anywhere, or trade them easily. They always move off the pebble eventually to the base rock.
If I had a dedicated frag tank with some space maybe I would do it differently.
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