How good are meat corals at shedding off sand

[leemont]

So I kinda want to cover the bottom of my tank in meaty coral Cynaria, acanthophyllia, indophyllia, Scolys and trachys. my only issue is I have quite a few wrasses that bury themsleves in the sand and it makes quite a poof come lights out. I dont want the corals to get covered and then have dead spots. Is this an issue at all or will they be fine?

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I kinda want to cover the bottom of my tank in meaty coral Cynaria, acanthophyllia, indophyllia, Scolys and trachys. my only issue is I have quite a few wrasses that bury themsleves in the sand and it makes quite a poof come lights out. I dont want the corals to get covered and then have dead spots. Is this an issue at all or will they be fine?

Some do well while others become irritated/stressed

 

[1112-425XL]

My Acanthophylia gets lots of sand from my Melanurus Wrasse and even more thanks to my electric indigo dottyback. It seems to have no problem getting rid of it.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Acanthophyllia, trachyphyllia, and indophyllia are all sand dwellers by nature and are very good at clearing sand off of themselves. Cynarina and scolies live in the rockwork, suspended from the sand, and cannot clear sand as well as their relatives. They should be mounted at an angle low down on the rockwork so sand rolls off.

I can't wait to see this tank! Sounds like a dream.

 

[leemont]

Thanks for the answers guys