Duncan coral care help

[flintcore]

I've had my Duncan for nearly two years and it's gone from 3 heads to over 20 - it's been a real growth spurt. The issue I'm facing is that it's getting too big for its space and its arms are always touching the rock. Just the other day, it got so top-heavy that it fell out of its usual spot. I'm not sure how to handle this - should I trim back a few arms to make it more manageable, or try rearranging the rock to give it more room? The base has really taken hold of the plug, so moving it to a bigger base isn't really an option.

[zeniko2]

Honestly, I'd consider fragging a few arms to make it more manageable. You could then trade or sell the frags to get some new corals that'll fit in the space you have available.

[rusticore]

Cut it off the plug, and epoxy it right into your rockwork - that's what I'd do. If you're worried about making it permanent, you can create an epoxy "socket" in the rock instead. Just stick the Duncan stalk down in the epoxy before it sets, then take it out and let the epoxy harden. After that, you can superglue the Duncan into its new socket. This way, when it gets too big and needs to be fragged, you can simply twist it out of the socket, frag it, and put it back in.

Also, when you do cut it off the plug, try to leave an inch or two of stalk on there if you can. Over time, it'll heal over and start sprouting new heads, which you can then give back to the LFS for their plug.

[flintcore]

Thanks for the advice guys, I really appreciate it - I was worried I'd have to just get rid of some of the arms but I like the idea of epoxying it into the rockwork, or even just creating a socket for it, that way I can still take it out if I need to.