Coral Rock Reef
How do you place coral on live rock and sand in a reef tank?
I know, 7 years in fishkeeping... but no saltwater yet...lol
How do you place the coral on the live rock?
What about mushrooms? How do you place those on the sand or rock?
Thanks
Forgot to add
I dont have the tank yet, I have been researching for over a year... this is just one thing I never understood
There are a number of ways to do this, depending on the type (hard or soft coral) and size. Methods range from thread and rubber bands to nylon stockings and superglue. In most cases it's difficult to just lay them on the surface because the current will pick them up and blow them around. Not many corals grow directly on the substrate either, but need a solid base to which they can attach. The pieces can be put into clear plastic deli-type containers with a small piece of rock or some coral to weight it down. You can glue them onto plugs (these look like a big golf tee) and the bases put into a plastic grid, like what are used in some ceiling fluorescent light fixtures, and later they're placed individually into cracks between pieces of rock in the tank.
As a beginner, if you're interested in starting a saltwater tank, it would be better to get corals that are already attached to some base rock or a plug and just place them into your tank. Save the fragging (coral propagation) till you have a little experience keeping saltwater and your own corals have grown to the point they need controlled. I'll put some links below where you can find info on propagating and attaching corals:
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