ReelRednekReefer
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Can I trim the skeletal base of an acan frag horizontally?
How much skeleton is needed below the polyps?
I want to make the overall height of the frags 1/2", or polyps and 1/4" of base. I tried searching this but got no definitive results.
I got some new acan frags. I let them sit for a week in a frag rack just to acclimate. They open fully shortly after lights on and appear really content in he tank. I would like to mount them to my rock work next week. With other corals I just remove the plugs but the stems are 3/4"-1" thick which will cause the polyps to grow down the stem before growing out.
I would like to encourage horizontal encrusting so my thought was to shorten the distance between the polyp and the rock. This would also look nicer from the beginning.
How much skeleton is needed below the polyps?
I want to make the overall height of the frags 1/2", or polyps and 1/4" of base. I tried searching this but got no definitive results.
I got some new acan frags. I let them sit for a week in a frag rack just to acclimate. They open fully shortly after lights on and appear really content in he tank. I would like to mount them to my rock work next week. With other corals I just remove the plugs but the stems are 3/4"-1" thick which will cause the polyps to grow down the stem before growing out.
I would like to encourage horizontal encrusting so my thought was to shorten the distance between the polyp and the rock. This would also look nicer from the beginning.
