Corals out of water???

[chicagobullfan]

Hello all, I am wondering if corals can be out of water for a few minutes during water change? I have some green starburst polyps growing up near the top of my tank, so I am wondering if I can change the water quick and allow them in the air for a c ouple of minutes or whether I should try and tilt the rock they are growing on in order to keep them submerged? Thanks in advance.

 

[Skepperz]

Hmmm I would suggest trying to keep all corals submerged at all times, corals would never be found out of the water in the wild, well to my knowledge anyway. Just my thoughts.....

 

[javajaws]

Many coral reefs are exposed to air during low tide...It may not be the optimal thing, but it does occur in nature.

 

[crpeck]

Green polyps should be fine for the time it takes to do a water change.

Many corals do fine exposed to air for a bit. I regularly leave some star polyps, seriatopora, yellow polyps, and a montipora exposed when I do water changes without problem.

Also, have worked on mushrooms, zoanthids, polyps, ricordia, the seriatopora and the montipora out of the tank fragging and gluing to different rocks without problem.

I've gotten pretty comfortable with it, but I'd love to know from someone with more experience ...

Are there any corals that you absolutely do not want to expose to air?

Cathy

 

[fishaholic911]

they will be fine out of water for your water change take your time. all corals do not stay under water in the ocean. When the shollow reef tide drops sea animones and other coral are exposed to air. The only thing that can not is sponges. I have heard of poeple successfullly shipping polyps out of water.

 

[Swanwillow]

keep your water change time less than a half hour!!!! think, less than ten minutes. have everything ready when you do it, and you'll be doing just fine.

 

[undertaker]

I dont think clams should ever be out the water. I have quite a few diff corals that get exposed to air when i do water changes though. It has never hurt any of them.