Coral mounting

[Dave VG]

Should stags be mounted strait up or at a angle?

Edit: Also I have a brain maze coral, should that be on a completely flat surface? I tried to put directly on the sand but it kept getting covered with it.

 

[fatrip]

stags as well as most all acro's should be mounted at a 45ish degree angle or 90 degree depending on the growth pattern you want. also with the brain i would keep it low in the tank but it doesnt need to be on a flat surface.

 

[Dave VG]

Thanks Vince

 

[nwrogers]

I agree with fatrip.

 

[jacksonpt]

Does that assume that the frag is a fairly straight single branch frag?

 

[fatrip]

no not really, in gereral unless it is a small colonie already you never want to put it strate up. this makes the coral grow in such away that it will sprout more branches from the single stalk than from the base of the coral creating a colonie faster.

 

[Dave VG]

Some i have at 45's are turning up in just weeks. It's like there bending for the light

 

[fatrip]

exactly. but what you are doing is making the coral branch from that original main trunk "frag" rather than letting the frag grow up into a branch(rather than a trunk) and more coming from the bottom incrustation.

 

[drbronx]

Also, when gluing the frag at an angle parallel to the light, you are greatly increasing the light captured by the coral. keep in mind that is the photosynthetic activity of the embedded xooxanthellae algaes that are responsible for most of the corals growth. When the coral is straight up and down, light capture is greatly minimized. Also you may want to check out garf.org sps propgation pages for excellent pics and descriptions.

 

[Dave VG]

Good info jerry thanks. I'm going there now. I remember that site but must have lost the link.

 

[cccapt]

This was a small 1" frag I glued flat, just to see how it would grow. The piece of rock is about 4"x4".

 

[Dave VG]

I have a frag that i'm triyng with now. Very cool