Where to place coral?

t5Nitro · 10/28/2006, 05:33 PM

I have a live rock with a star polyp and palythoa frag, well this rock is where there is a lot of flow, I would like to put my acropora there and glue it down but when they grow is it going to hurt things if they grow really close to each other?

chuckh · 10/28/2006, 05:37 PM

GSP is good where it is. mine is in a med/high flow area and its doing great.

acropora like alot of light mine i put up high, but made the mistake of putting it next to a couple big leathers. When the leather cleaned themselves and shed what ever it is they shed it killed my huge acropora. a lesson well learned

t5Nitro · 10/28/2006, 05:41 PM

Its a palythoa and a purple star polyp. No idea why its purple but its a star polyp lol. Anyway, the point was can 3 frags go on that rock? Since acro, which also like strong flow you know, it would do better there I think because its more flow. Where it is now I don't think it gets a whole lot. Had it for 2 days so far so you wouldn't see if its doing bad I don't think in 2 days but I know it would rather like more flow, which is the rock where the palythoa and star polyp is, also thats a high rock, same as where it is now up high just more flow. I was just wondering if it would be fine to put the coral there with the star polyp and palythoa, when they grow they will probably be touching each other so I don't know if there would be fighting or whatnot.

nmprisons · 10/28/2006, 08:16 PM

just make sure the palys and star polyps don't overtake the acro and you don't have to worry

t5Nitro · 10/28/2006, 08:31 PM

Ok thanks

10/28/2006, 05:33 PM	#1
t5Nitro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,384	Where to place coral? I have a live rock with a star polyp and palythoa frag, well this rock is where there is a lot of flow, I would like to put my acropora there and glue it down but when they grow is it going to hurt things if they grow really close to each other?

10/28/2006, 05:41 PM	#3
t5Nitro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,384	Its a palythoa and a purple star polyp. No idea why its purple but its a star polyp lol. Anyway, the point was can 3 frags go on that rock? Since acro, which also like strong flow you know, it would do better there I think because its more flow. Where it is now I don't think it gets a whole lot. Had it for 2 days so far so you wouldn't see if its doing bad I don't think in 2 days but I know it would rather like more flow, which is the rock where the palythoa and star polyp is, also thats a high rock, same as where it is now up high just more flow. I was just wondering if it would be fine to put the coral there with the star polyp and palythoa, when they grow they will probably be touching each other so I don't know if there would be fighting or whatnot. __________________ ATI T5 club Current Tank Info: Left the hobby, looking to re-enter in the future

10/28/2006, 08:16 PM	#4
nmprisons Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,520	just make sure the palys and star polyps don't overtake the acro and you don't have to worry __________________ 25gallon tank up and cycling since 7/29/06 Mostly LPS reef (lords, micros, duncans, etc.) with some ricordia florida and zoanthids. Current Tank Info: 25 gallon, 28lbs of Marshall Island and Kaelini Live Rock, 2x65 power compact lighting, IFS Protein Skimmer

10/28/2006, 08:31 PM	#5
t5Nitro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,384	Ok thanks __________________ ATI T5 club Current Tank Info: Left the hobby, looking to re-enter in the future

10/28/2006, 05:37 PM	#2
chuckh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 286	GSP is good where it is. mine is in a med/high flow area and its doing great. acropora like alot of light mine i put up high, but made the mistake of putting it next to a couple big leathers. When the leather cleaned themselves and shed what ever it is they shed it killed my huge acropora. a lesson well learned