Do favias do well on rock?

[Jakepen]

I have a favia, on the sandbed right now. Wondering if they do well placed on the lr?

 

[Salty1962]

They typically don't do well on lr due to their easily damaged tissue. Unless you can anchor to the lr. They're best left on the sand bed and be careful not to damage their tissue when handling. They typically don't recover from the damage. JME

 

[Jakepen]

They typically don't do well on lr due to their easily damaged tissue. Unless you can anchor to the lr. They're best left on the sand bed and be careful not to damage their tissue when handling. They typically don't recover from the damage. JME

Hmm good to know. The reason I ask, is I like where most my coral is on the sand. However, my spitfire is next to my pistol and gobies new caves. Kind of worried he might fall over one night. Should I leave him, move him, anchor him?

 

[Salty1962]

I'm sorry, I was thinking of something else. Those should do ok in your lr.

 

[dwebb1031]

Got this guy

In Jan of 2015
This is how it looks now

Back in August I took it off this thing I had glued it to and it left a bit behind

So I made two frags from that bit

This is the smaller of the the next month after removing it from the square plug and placing it up high in the tank heavy flow and light.

As you can see already lots of growth

heres a photo after moving it higher once again just a month later in oct.

and here we go last month. As you can see my results show the rock based high flow night light favia to have actually based the base size of the og host colony.

 

[ngvu1]

I got this Favia and it is on a rock....Not sure if the rock is on the bottom makes any difference. I don't have room up high but I think they want low light/flow...

 

[ngvu1]

This is just awesome!

and here we go last month. As you can see my results show the rock based high flow night light favia to have actually based the base size of the og host colony.

 

[reeferfoxx]

My favia is on my live rock. Growing like crazy actually.

 

[dwebb1031]

This is just awesome!

Thank you I wish I had somewhere to put the host colony higher on a rock but at this point I think I'm gonna just drag the crap out of it and have the other one be my new baby. It's hard to tell in he pics but the outer edge polyps are orange instead of free it's wild looking

 

[MikeyAl]

Good thread thank you OP. I just got my first 4 favia and right now they are on sandbed jut to get them light acclimated.
Q: I was planning on keeping either on the sand or low to middle placement with moderate flow. I have ocean revive LEDs set at 50% blue 15% white. They should do okay - yes?
Sorry for the hijack.

 

[dwebb1031]

I run mine under twin 175W 20k hqi and twin 96014k power compact with high flow high placement

 

[reeferfoxx]

Mine is thriving on live rock with moderate to high light and medium flow.

 

[MikeyAl]

Mine is thriving on live rock with moderate to high light and medium flow.

Do you worry about keeping too close to other corals?

 

[reeferfoxx]

Do you worry about keeping too close to other corals?

I do. The flow directs to the right in the picture. You can't see it by this angle but it's on a "shelf" and the other corals are place in front and behind away from directional flow. However, I don't care if the favia extends onto the clove polyps. The clove polyps in the lower left do not react to feeding tentacles or extended tentacles.

There was one incident where the zoathid colony was push further back(on accident) and a couple polyps showed irritation. None have died and no adverse reaction in the tank.

 

[MikeyAl]

I do. The flow directs to the right in the picture. You can't see it by this angle but it's on a "shelf" and the other corals are place in front and behind away from directional flow. However, I don't care if the favia extends onto the clove polyps. The clove polyps in the lower left do not react to feeding tentacles or extended tentacles.

There was one incident where the zoathid colony was push further back(on accident) and a couple polyps showed irritation. None have died and no adverse reaction in the tank.

Makes sense. I am most concerned with my zoa colonies and my toadstool. I plan to keep them about 6" away

 

[reeferfoxx]

Makes sense. I am most concerned with my zoa colonies and my toadstool. I plan to keep them about 6" away

6 inches is a safe distance. That said, I've never seen my favia's tentacles extend longer than maybe 3 inches. Not saying to get closer, but with observation, your judgment might change with rescaping. I personally don't worry much about this coral as I do with my chalice coral.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Oh and let me clarify something. The clove polyps DO(or would) get irritated by feeder tentacles, at night. They do not get irritated during the day. Favia's are night feeders and only display tentacles during that time. Clove polyps tend to close at night naturally anyway, so they are fine near each other. Clove polyps tend to be invasive so losing a polyp(if that were to happen) would not upset me in the least.

 

[MikeyAl]

Do you normally cut them off the drag plug before flying to rock?

 

[reeferfoxx]

This was day one in the tank. It was sold to me without a frag plug.


I recommend removing all frag plugs as they can carry all kinds of bad things. The tank and coral i'm referring too now, are in a tank with every newbie mistake pest ever made. In the future all corals shown will be fragged into new tank.

 

[MikeyAl]

Thank you reeferfoxx. Very helpful.