Elegance coral placement

[mr.lordacan]

Hi all,
I am getting ready to place an elegance coral in my tank and wondering about how to place it on my sand bed. Should I place the elegance on the sand bed or should I plan to bury the skeleton into the sand bed to prop it upwards? My sand bed is on the shallower side (1”) for where I’d like to place it. Anyone have best practice tips for placement?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Elegance was always one of the most finicky corals for me to place and that was usually Flow dependant.

I never buried the skeleton as when totally expanded, the tissue would totally encase the skeleton below.

I always had the best luck (fully open and expressive) with medium light flow, moving directly toward the face of the coral

 

[mr.lordacan]

Thanks! I have a good spot in terms of light/flow. I may set it on the sand and see how it responds before I try burying the skeleton

 

[wraggederrick]

Thanks! I have a good spot in terms of light/flow. I may set it on the sand and see how it responds before I try burying the skeleton

any luck? just got my first one yesterday and it slightly opened but don’t see any tentacles

 

[Pridedcloth3]

any luck? just got my first one yesterday and it slightly opened but don’t see any tentacles

Mine didn't really do much on the first day but the second mam oh man

 

[klmt]

I just placed the rock mine is glued to directly on the sand. It changes it’s shape all the time but is happy. The rock it’s on is only about a half inch thick.

 

[wraggederrick]

Mine didn't really do much on the first day but the second mam oh man

hmm i might have something wrong because i still dont see much or mine is just really stubborn