I try to get corals off of frag plugs and glued to my LR. I've never been a fan of having frags plugs. With that said, I have a few questions.
I have a button scoly. It is not mounted perfectly flat, there is a slight angle to the coral on the LR. As my water parameters are becoming more steady and the corals are showing much more expansion I am noticing the lower side of the scoly is slightly sagging or the lower side hangs a bit as it is expanded. It's not extreme nor is it showing signs of not being happy, but I am wondering if this is a cause for concern. The soft flesh hanging or drooping slightly, will the skeleton effect the soft flesh?
When adding a chalice.... how do you mount chalices. All the chalice I've seen are left on frag disk and grow as a plate, typically on the sand bed. How will it grow if mounted to rock? Will it encrust the rock or grow out as a plate like a montipora (possibly causing a shadowed area below)?
Any other suggestions for mounting LPS to live rock. Any does and don'ts would be appreciated.
Any corals that must be mounted perfectly flat?
Pictures would be awesome!
I have a button scoly. It is not mounted perfectly flat, there is a slight angle to the coral on the LR. As my water parameters are becoming more steady and the corals are showing much more expansion I am noticing the lower side of the scoly is slightly sagging or the lower side hangs a bit as it is expanded. It's not extreme nor is it showing signs of not being happy, but I am wondering if this is a cause for concern. The soft flesh hanging or drooping slightly, will the skeleton effect the soft flesh?
When adding a chalice.... how do you mount chalices. All the chalice I've seen are left on frag disk and grow as a plate, typically on the sand bed. How will it grow if mounted to rock? Will it encrust the rock or grow out as a plate like a montipora (possibly causing a shadowed area below)?
Any other suggestions for mounting LPS to live rock. Any does and don'ts would be appreciated.
Any corals that must be mounted perfectly flat?
Pictures would be awesome!