Sand on Corals

[Civicdemon]

So how do you guys keep sand from getting on your corals, I usually blow sand off of my brains atleast 1 time a day, I mean its not a lot but still. I really want to get a plate coral but would the sand bother it ??? would I be able to place it on rocks ??

 

[Old_Moe]

What is causing the sand to get air-borne?

I had that issue too with my Goby. Every water change I would syphon out the fine sand that would get blown around (Off the coral, off the rocks... ) that and a filter sock seemed to do the trick.

I dont have any more issues with this.

-Good Luck

 

[Civicdemon]

Yeah it mostly my sand sifting goby also. But i also know now that next time im going with alittle more corse sand.

 

[crazy cajun]

i had a sand sifting goby for 1 day and brought him back to the pet store he put sand all over my coral , never had a problem since, i now have a sand sifting star and some naussarius snails to clean the sand.

 

[FishyReef]

My watchman dumps sand on a few of my corals all the time. He seems to particularly like dumping on the australomussa and one of my chalices. I think it really has to do with placement. My watchman has a few particular places he spends the most time in, and corals in those areas get dumped on. Not sure if it would be the same with your goby or not. I usually just blow off the pile of sand with a long feeding tube that I picked up to spot feed corals. I think a plate would be okay - they have the capability to really puff up and can use that to get the sand off of them if they are desparate.

 

[Civicdemon]

Yeah my goby decided to plant it self right in the back behind the corals under a small rock he made its home, So yeah those are the corals that get sand on them. I really love my Dimond goby and he does a great job with my sand so im not going to get rid of him for a little sand. No big deal with the brains but that's why I was asking about placing the plate coral on rock couse there thin and will get covered over pretty easily.

 

[FishyReef]

I have a helmet coral (multi-eyed plate) placed on a pretty flat rock that seems to like that spot quite a bit. I would think if you could find a pretty flat spot for the plate it would be okay on a rock that was low down in the tank, or find a space on the sandbed that is away from the spot your goby has made home.