What LPS need sand?

[raphmac]

I would just like to know the "˜list' of LPS that require sand and cannot be placed on rock...
Are elegance coral one of them? As far as I know they are but I saw some that were stuck to live rock in of the DTs at my LRS and wanted to know if could do the same with mine...( it looked nice )


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[chaudhry]

Elegance dont need sand. They just need flat surface. People avoid putting them on rock, 1) coz their light requirement is not much 2) then can easily get damaged if they fall from high point on a rock. They are relatively temperamental corals to begin with and you dont want them falling down and getting injured.
Same goes for plate corals, (they move too).
Rest if the lps are pretty forgiving in my experience.


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[Tripod1404]

Do you mean specifically sand or corals that prefer to be on flat/smooth surfaces (not rock work)? I dont think there are any corals that absolutely need to be on sand.

The ones that prefer to be on flat/smooth surfaces are;

Fungai and Heliofungia (plate corals)

Polyphyllia (Tongue Coral)

Trachyphyllia (open brain corals)

Cynarina (cat's eye corals)

Scolymia and Parascolymia (button corals)

Acanthophyllia (meat coral)

Homophyllia (doughnut coral)

and to some extend Nemenzophyllia (fox coral)


Keep in mind most of these corals (maybe except fungai ones) can be kept on rocks (that do not have sharp regions) as long as they cant hurt themselves when fully expended. You can try to keep fungai corals on rocks but it will most likely move to the sand on its won.

 

[raphmac]

Do you mean specifically sand or corals that prefer to be on flat/smooth surfaces (not rock work)? I dont think there are any corals that absolutely need to be on sand.

The ones that prefer to be on flat/smooth surfaces are;

Fungai and Heliofungia (plate corals)

Polyphyllia (Tongue Coral)

Trachyphyllia (open brain corals)

Cynarina (cat's eye corals)

Scolymia and Parascolymia (button corals)

Acanthophyllia (meat coral)

Homophyllia (doughnut coral)

and to some extend Nemenzophyllia (fox coral)


Keep in mind most of these corals (maybe except fungai ones) can be kept on rocks (that do not have sharp regions) as long as they cant hurt themselves when fully expended. You can try to keep fungai corals on rocks but it will most likely move to the sand on its won.

Thank you very much for your reply.