Will a Birdsnest frag swaying in current be ok

Jyetman · 10/01/2013, 11:08 AM

I found a hole to stick it into on a large rock high up for better lighting. If super glued the hermits eventually tear it off and think their Darth Vader using a green lightsaber! So will it hurt this frag to just leave it wedged in a tight hole that occasionally sways back and forth a bit?

Sugar Magnolia · 10/01/2013, 11:26 AM

It'll kill of the tissue rubbing back and forth on the rock. May cause too much stress and the coral may suffer STN.

Jyetman · 10/01/2013, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia

It'll kill of the tissue rubbing back and forth on the rock. May cause too much stress and the coral may suffer STN.

I just super glued its base into a shallow hole seems stable now. Thanks

rocknut · 10/01/2013, 12:48 PM

Also, I think that the frag would just keep trying to encrust, instead of growing up and out?

Jyetman · 10/01/2013, 02:08 PM

How do parts of any SPS grow when their branches over shadow them? They can't get totally consumed by light unless the fixture is slowly moving.

10/01/2013, 11:08 AM	#1
Jyetman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,712	Will a Birdsnest frag swaying in current be ok I found a hole to stick it into on a large rock high up for better lighting. If super glued the hermits eventually tear it off and think their Darth Vader using a green lightsaber! So will it hurt this frag to just leave it wedged in a tight hole that occasionally sways back and forth a bit?

10/01/2013, 11:26 AM	#2
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	It'll kill of the tissue rubbing back and forth on the rock. May cause too much stress and the coral may suffer STN. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

10/01/2013, 12:48 PM	#4
rocknut Rocky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 822	Also, I think that the frag would just keep trying to encrust, instead of growing up and out? __________________ "I ain't no physakist---but I knows what matters..." -Popeye the Sailorman Current Tank Info: Envision 150 gallon, ATI 8x54w, 30" Venturi skimmer, Neptune Apex flow and dosing

10/01/2013, 02:08 PM	#5
Jyetman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,712	How do parts of any SPS grow when their branches over shadow them? They can't get totally consumed by light unless the fixture is slowly moving.