How do you place coral on live rock and sand in a reef tank?

Question

I know, 7 years in fishkeeping... but no saltwater yet...lol

How do you place the coral on the live rock?
What about mushrooms? How do you place those on the sand or rock?
Thanks

Forgot to add
I dont have the tank yet, I have been researching for over a year... this is just one thing I never understood

Answer 1

There are a number of ways to do this, depending on the type (hard or soft coral) and size. Methods range from thread and rubber bands to nylon stockings and superglue. In most cases it's difficult to just lay them on the surface because the current will pick them up and blow them around. Not many corals grow directly on the substrate either, but need a solid base to which they can attach. The pieces can be put into clear plastic deli-type containers with a small piece of rock or some coral to weight it down. You can glue them onto plugs (these look like a big golf tee) and the bases put into a plastic grid, like what are used in some ceiling fluorescent light fixtures, and later they're placed individually into cracks between pieces of rock in the tank.

As a beginner, if you're interested in starting a saltwater tank, it would be better to get corals that are already attached to some base rock or a plug and just place them into your tank. Save the fragging (coral propagation) till you have a little experience keeping saltwater and your own corals have grown to the point they need controlled. I'll put some links below where you can find info on propagating and attaching corals:

Answer 2

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The live part of live rock is the bacteria and they are the filter for the tank. They process waste. You don't need it but it sure makes for a healthier tank. If you buy dry or base rock it will, over time, become live as will any rock you place in the tank. Bacteria colonise the various surfaces in the tank. You will need some form of biological filtration. Other forms of filtration, like skimming, are optional. If you don't use LR, you will need a trickle filter or some other form of biological filtration. The only way around this is to do water changes every day, or have one small fish in a huge tank. Most people would agree that LR is far superior to other forms of biological filtration. If cost is an issue, like it is for most of us these days, you don't need to fill the tank with rock all at once. You can increase the amount of rock over time, as you increase the number of fish. Using dry or base rock, You should use live sand in the Beginning

Answer 3

Where in the fish tank do u put the coral . What I mean is what coral do u put at the top and what God in the middle and close to bottom of tank. Help

Answer 4

Just put them on, it's not that hard, next time, try to find an animal already connected to a rock.

Answer 5

Put them on. It's normal. Try to get it steadily, if you know what I mean. Next time, like said above, get one with it on it. 7 years fish keeping? no salt water? I really am lol.

-hope this helped!