Frag placement help/opinions.

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Cecily

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So, I got some favias today.. I've done some reading on other threads, and Google - but everyone has something different to say.

I was just wondering where you guys put yours?

Also - while trying to read about favia placement.. chalice placement came up.. someone suggested that I place it on a slant so it stays free of debris. Any input on this?

LAST THING: I know I have to put my lobo and chalice on the sand bed.. But, do I attach them to some rubble, or just leave it on the frag plug and let its skeleton grow as the base?

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Lobos are supposed to be on the sand bed?

Mine has been on a large flat rock at the bottom of the tank for almost 2 years and is growing and happy as a clam.

My favia I put up high and in moderate flow. Its a very slow grower but also can pack a pretty big punch. I had a trumpet coral get a little too close and the favia took out 2 very large heads.
 
jcarlilesiu said:
Lobos are supposed to be on the sand bed?

Mine has been on a large flat rock at the bottom of the tank for almost 2 years and is growing and happy as a clam.

My favia I put up high and in moderate flow. Its a very slow grower but also can pack a pretty big punch. I had a trumpet coral get a little too close and the favia took out 2 very large heads.
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I believe it was Jeni who told me they should be on the bottom of the tank.. But I just don't know if I should attach it to rubble or not.

The favia are like an inch tall - that's the skeleton, right? So that's how it's going to grow ON my rock?
 
Cecily said:
I believe it was Jeni who told me they should be on the bottom of the tank.. But I just don't know if I should attach it to rubble or not.
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Mine isn't glued down, just sitting on the bottom but on a rock.

Cecily said:
The favia are like an inch tall - that's the skeleton, right? So that's how it's going to grow ON my rock?
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Favia are LPS, meaning they have a skeleton. When I placed mine on the rock work, as it grows, its flesh (and skeleton I presume) begin to encrust and attach to the rock.

Here is a picture of my favia which has securely fastened itself to my rock work.

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jcarlilesiu said:
Mine isn't glued down, just sitting on the bottom but on a rock.



Favia are LPS, meaning they have a skeleton. When I placed mine on the rock work, as it grows, its flesh (and skeleton I presume) begin to encrust and attach to the rock.

Here is a picture of my favia which has securely fastened itself to my rock work.

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I'm going to have to get a piece of rubble for my lobo then.

Oh okay! That looks nice. My favia's are TALL. So I was wondering if they were going to keep growing tall like that, because I wouldn't like that on my rock. Lol. If they grow on flat like that I'll be happy.
 
Cecily said:
I'm going to have to get a piece of rubble for my lobo then.

Oh okay! That looks nice. My favia's are TALL. So I was wondering if they were going to keep growing tall like that, because I wouldn't like that on my rock. Lol. If they grow on flat like that I'll be happy.
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Do you have a picture of your favia?
 
The top two were apparently before my daylights popped on?

And everything is on my sand bed because I give them around a week to get used to my LEDs.

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chgoblknazn said:
My lobo is on a rock and doing really well. He's nestled into a valley of that rock. My other is in the sand. Both are branching lobos.
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I don't even know what kind of lobo mine is. Lol. All I know is that it looks cool.

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Yeah. I know. I just figured I'd ask.

Question about the favia. I posted some pictures and they look really tall.. is that rock that they're on or part of them? Can I trim that down so it sits lower - or is that a bad idea?

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Cecily said:
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Excuse my poor cell phone quality pictures.

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What you are seeing here is part of the skeleton and part of the rock that it was fragged from. The only way to frag favia without shredding it is to actually cut the rock its growing on (or let it grow across a plug).

That isn't all skeleton, but it will grow out fine across some rock work.

Nice piece by the way
 
jcarlilesiu said:
What you are seeing here is part of the skeleton and part of the rock that it was fragged from. The only way to frag favia without shredding it is to actually cut the rock its growing on (or let it grow across a plug).

That isn't all skeleton, but it will grow out fine across some rock work.

Nice piece by the way
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Thanks! So cutting part of the bottom away isn't a good idea? Lol.

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