Propagate Blue Ridge Coral

[MySonWantedAHamster]

First post – just wanted to say this site has really been a great resource over the last several months as I try to figure out what in the world I’m doing.

Ok, I recently picked up a Blue Ridge coral that’s about 4” tall. I’d like to trim the trunk right where it starts to encrusted the plug. The goal is to place the trunk in the rock work hopefully letting it encrust without the plug. I was just going to use a Dremel to make a cut straight across the base of the trunk. Am I good to propagate this way? I didn’t find much info floating around about these guys.

 

[Ron Reefman]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Your plan is fine. These are easy to cut. Don't be surprised when you see the blue skeleton. I have one that is encrusting on the rock and onto the acrylic of the overflow!

Question for you. Are you in Columbus, Ohio? I lived there for 30 years.

 

[MySonWantedAHamster]

Excellent! I'll give it a shot this weekend.

I'm just north in Delaware, but I did live off of Morse Rd for a short time (and lived to tell about it) when I first to Columbus many years ago.

 

[Ron Reefman]

Ha! I lived just north of I-270 and just east of US-23 before I moved to Florida.

Good luck with the Blue Ridge Coral. It should do just fine.

 

[Lmcg8020]

do these look okay? Is it normal for them to look like this?
75 gal
Sal 1.024
Alk 12
PH 7.8
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Calcium 400
Temp 77
Phosphate 0