Can you put coral in a flower pot?

You can put kelp and coral plants in flower pots.

How do you take care of a flower pot coral?

Being a moderately difficult coral to care for and requires moderate lighting combined with moderate water movement within the aquarium. For continued good health, it will also require the addition of calcium, strontium, and other trace elements to the water.

How fast does flowerpot coral grow?

Flowerpot coral or Goniopora is a small stony coral and has a length of 5.5 in (13.9 cm) with tentacles measuring up to 12 in (30 cm). The growth rate for bigger corals is around 0.8 in (2 cm) per year but branching corals can grow up to 4 in (10 cm) per year.

How do you grow flower pot corals?

The best placement for Goniopora coral is an area with moderate light intensity and water flow. This would typically be considered the middle region of the aquarium, about halfway between the most and least intense lighting and flow and away from the water flow.

Where do you put the ACAN coral?

The best placement for an Acan coral is in a location with moderate water flow & light intensity, six inches or farther away from neighboring corals. Too much water flow or light will damage the coral. Acans will damage other corals closer than 6-inches.

Is Goniopora coral hard to keep?

For a long time Goniopora were considered an impossible coral to keep. There were even discussions online about it being unethical to keep importing them because of their poor survivability. The problem with their mortality rate was that it was deceptive. The coral will remain healthy until about the 3 to 6 month mark.

Is Goniopora closed at night?

It doubled in size and was fully extended all day, usually closing up at night when the lights went off. Then about 2 months ago it stopped extended and was basically closed up all day.

Do Goniopora like dirty water?

I have wild pinks and they are 2 years old and growing like crazy. I have mine in medium light and medium/strong flow. They are like euphyllia and like dirty water.

How much flow do Acans like?

Do Acans like high light?

Some acans prefer higher light and actually lose some of their amazing colors under lower light.