My Ricordia fell!

[cobs00]

I bought a frag of ricordia, placed it on a rock and came back to see it had fallen in a very unreachable place in my tank. For me to get to it, I would have tear a few things apart which is to much work. Will it still survive in an area with not much light?

 

[Caillou]

depends,
I've lost more than one thing that way, once a year or so I'll get some mystery surprise in my tank when I see something that I thought was long gone.

 

[Rock Anemone]

It will be fine provided that it has enough flow and lighting, you don't want it to be in the shadows. However, I would definitely go through the hassle in getting it out as chances are the current will drift it into a spot where you'll loose it and it may die, plus you won't even be able to monitor it if you can't see it

Rock Anemone

 

[jasper24]

Go get it.

 

[CeeGee]

I had a blue mushroom get completly buried in a sand storm. Almost a year later I see it somehow dig itself out of the sand is on a rock in the back of my tank. Amazing.

That being said ricordia are a little nicer and pricier I would get it and put it where it needs to go.

 

[cobs00]

Lets just say that a coral did disappear in the shadows without you knowing and it did die. Would it cause ammonia to go up?

 

[Rock Anemone]

It wouldn't really do any significant harm to the tank if it were just a small polyp, if it were bigger however it would. I wouldn't just let it sit behind the tank and possibly die, seems like a big waste to me. Just work on getting it out of there.

Rock Anemone

 

[AllenFord_SC]

http://www.stacksandstacks.com/html/50139_nifty-nabber.htm

Can be a "reef" saver at times. You might find something cheaper somewhere else.

 

[stevedola]

I like the eheim tongs better because they can fit into small spaces whereas the tongs' linked above have a wide opening and are tough to fit into small spaces.

heres a pic
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=EH3590000

 

[AllenFord_SC]

Plus they are cheaper. I don't own the other ones ( I have some plastic ones from Wal-Mart).