Coral placement question???????

[saberry]

Quick question: Do corals have to be placed on live rock or can they be placed on base rock? I have both, but mostly base rock still, so I was curious.

 

[Atari]

I feel confident in saying it would make no difference whatsoever.

 

[saberry]

That's what I thought, but I have learned not to make assumptions in this hobby.

Thanks.

 

[fishfreek]

Also note depending on the coral the placment on the substrate might be best.

 

[lando]

It really depends on the lighting requirments of the coral. More light, put it high, less light put it low. Be care about placing coral directly on the substrate. I have a trumpet coral that was very happy resting on my LS until my pistol shrimp dug under it casuing the bottom 1/3 to be burried in the sand. I did not notice this right away and part of it died. i feel terrible. Now I do not have any corals on the substrate.

 

[nutrak]

one more thing to note...
if it is a colony of say...star polyps...the creep will grow out and attach itself to the rock. It'll kill parts of the liverock that it covers. something to keep in mind...