meverha1
08/28/2016, 09:23 PM
I've started to slowly add a bit of coral to my tank and it seems to be doing well so far but I'm clueless when it comes to dealing with the frags.
Do most people remove their coral from the frag material and affix it directly to a rock? Do they just snap the "plug" off the bottom of the frag and affix that to a rock?
How long should I let the coral acclimate to my tank before affixing it to a rock?
I've seen some reef tanks where it looks like people have some coral frags just sitting on a sandbed. Do people do that long term? If so, why?
I guess I'm afraid of screwing something up, especially since gluing coral down is pretty permanent.
If it helps, I eventually want a mixed reef but have only purchased soft corals so far. 2 Zoas (one was sick and was given to me since it would surely have died in it's previous tank due to bad water), a Xenia, and a Trumpet Coral. All small, all still on their frags. Nothing glued down yet.
Do most people remove their coral from the frag material and affix it directly to a rock? Do they just snap the "plug" off the bottom of the frag and affix that to a rock?
How long should I let the coral acclimate to my tank before affixing it to a rock?
I've seen some reef tanks where it looks like people have some coral frags just sitting on a sandbed. Do people do that long term? If so, why?
I guess I'm afraid of screwing something up, especially since gluing coral down is pretty permanent.
If it helps, I eventually want a mixed reef but have only purchased soft corals so far. 2 Zoas (one was sick and was given to me since it would surely have died in it's previous tank due to bad water), a Xenia, and a Trumpet Coral. All small, all still on their frags. Nothing glued down yet.