Fake coral

[FishyKeeper929]

Had anybody used a brand of fake corals called Nature's Image? I want to put some of those in my FOWLR tank. I have some butterfly fishes that I know is going to nip at any corals I put in there. If anyone has, will algae grow on it pretty quickly covering its color?

 

[Untamed12]

You might want to post this in the Fish-Only, or Reef fishes forums. You aren't likely to find a lot of people with fake-coral experience on this forum.

 

[mrkalel]

..... :lol:

 

[landlord]

If you have a nutirent issue you will have an algae problem whether it is on artificial coral, glass, eggcrate, etc.

I had a FO tank with a beautiful piece of Ridge Coral skeleton as the centerpiece. I soaked it in bleach water once a month to "gussie" it back up. Didn't actually think to fix the nutrient problem.

Ahhhhh. Knowledge is bliss... landlord

 

[seapug]

Some of the new artificial corals are remarkably real looking, but as landlord said, if your water quality is ripe for algae growth the fake corals won't be exempt.