Are plate corals hard to keep?
The ones most commonly seen in the reef aquarium hobby are sourced from Australia and Indonesia. As for care requirements, plate corals are pretty similar. Overall, I would say that plate corals are easy large polyp stony corals to keep and they can adapt to a wide variety of tank conditions.
Do plate corals move?
Plate Corals can move around and flip themselves over if they happen to be upside down. They can also I bury themselves if the sand gets on them.
Do you dip plate coral?
nope, dip it. I like using Revive for my softies, acans, and LPS. Just make sure you have on some gloves and handle it with care and hold it from the bottom.
Do you feed a plate coral?
Feeding. Fungia Plate corals are photosynthetic, meaning they have zooxanthellae that help them get some nutrition from the lights above your tank. But remember that all corals are animals, which means, they are meant to eat food.
Do plate corals sting each other?
They never sting each other but will definitely kill other corals. I am wondering if different species of plate corals that look similar would sting each other? IE there are a few species that look almost the same except different colors and different juvenile forms…
Do plate corals split?
It’s a hard skeleton so it won’t split.
Can you frag plate coral?
It’s also handy to have a pair of cutting pliers or fragging shears. Tools useful for fragmenting plate corals (ignore the rust!). I usually work from the coral’s underside because damaging tissue on that side of the coral is less likely to affect its recovery than if the top is damaged.
Can you dip multiple corals at once?
It is good to use a small powerhead with the dip for circulation. I usually wait about 10-15 minutes after the dip process to remove the corals for placement. Should not be a problem dipping multiple corals at the same time, I have not had any issues and I do it often.
Can you frag plate corals?
Does coral move on its own?
Technically, coral cannot move. Corals are sessile creatures, and this basically means that they are immobile, and they are stationed in the same spot. They are able to reproduce by releasing sperm and eggs into the water to create baby corals.
What do you feed a Heliofungia?
Feeding. It is not necessary to feed Heliofungia directly in a well-illuminated aquarium that has a typical fish population. The fish food and feces as well as dissolved nitrogenous waste supply enough nutrition for the coral to thrive, apart from the nutrition Heliofungia obtains from its symbiotic zooxanthellae.
Where do you place a frag rack?
Frag rack placement
- Just sit on the ground and use it so frags dont fall. Votes: 0 0.0%
- get magnets and put it on the wall. Votes: 6 75.0%
- glue mine on my larger magnetic 1 by 4 legs,2in. above it, and make a 2story rack with sps on top. Votes: 1 12.5%
- Just put it about 2 inches above sb by 4 legs. Votes: 1 12.5%
How often should you dip coral?
If you do not have a powerhead you may periodically shake the corals during the recommended 10-15 minute dip time. Visually inspect each frag/colony with your magnifying glass and especially observe the undersides of colonies, frag plugs and near coral attachment points where glue and frag meet plug.
Should you acclimate corals?
Acclimating corals is always recommended to reduce further shock to the coral. Many advanced aquarists & respected authors encourage the use of quarantine tanks for corals in the same way fish should be quarantined.
Can Heliofungia move?
Heliofungia coral is peaceful with all the genus and species within the Faviidae family. However it has tentacles that are very long, so can be semi-aggressive with other corals. It can also move a little bit, so it is a good idea to not have any other corals on the substrate with it except its kin.
What’s the point of a frag rack?
So essentially they are used to keep a closer eye on newly aquired frags to make sure they adjust and grow before mounting them on the rock? Correct. You will find at some point in this hobby you will come home with a very very small frag for some reason.
How much flow should a frag tank have?
Id go with 15-20x flow. Give it a medium-high flow rate which is good for mostly all corals. Also a random flow or wavemaker is always a good idea.
Should you drip corals?
Before adding new corals to your aquarium it is highly recommended that you treat them to a coral dip to avoid introducing coral pests to your saltwater aquarium. Doing this will avoid hitchhikers like flatworms, coral eating nudibranchs, sundial snails, and others.
How do I introduce coral to my tank?
Slowly Introduce Water – One way to slowly introduce your coral to your tank water is to place the coral in a small container. Take it out of the bag and slowly add water from your tank into the container. This will help your coral adjust to any changes in water chemistry.
Can you keep fish in a frag tank?
The addition of fish requires that you feed them, and in doing so you are adding nutrients to your frag tank. Fish food contains phosphate, and when eaten creates ammonia once excreted – which eventually becomes nitrate. For this reason, I even keep a couple of Clowns in my frag tank.
Should you put sand in a frag tank?
Sand requires less flow and is more to maintain. Live rock will be sufficient for your bacteria housing. If you are using deep sand as a denitrification method there are much easier methods. If this is to be a frag tank you’ll want flow directly across the frags which is a pain in the rear with sand.