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      July 4th, 2009
Someone sent me a Pink Birdsnest Corals but, obviously, it was not packaged properly. It has been broken into many pieces with tiny branches about 1cm each. Anyway I can salvage them? Never done coral before. No idea how to deal with it. Glue/rubber band a piece on to a plug? Or they are dead and forget about it?

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      July 4th, 2009
They could be alive. I would super glue them to some rubble or plugs and see if they make it.

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      July 4th, 2009
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They could be alive. I would super glue them to some rubble or plugs and see if they make it.
definitely.... use superglue gel and hope for the best!

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      July 4th, 2009
BN's are super easy fraggers. I've managed to frag pieces smaller than 1cm and they have thrived. Glue em to some rubble and try not to move em around once they're placed. Flow isn't so critical when they're frags, but when they're colony size, they will need super flow. Good luck

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      July 4th, 2009
Ask alwaysimproving for tips on super glueing!

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      July 4th, 2009
thats pretty common for a birds nest to get broken in shipping they are so fragile. Yep glue the frags they should be fine as everyone said.
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      July 5th, 2009
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      July 5th, 2009
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      July 6th, 2009
Thanks everyone. Should I put the largest piece that's attaching to a plug at the bottom of the tank to acclimate it to my light for a few weeks or should I put it at least 1/4 or 1/3 tank height?

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      July 6th, 2009
I'd start it down in the bottom 1/4 of the tank,then move it up some every week untill you get it in that perfect spot.

 
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