Chemical warfare

asianer · 02-19-2008, 10:38 AM

OK, so I have damaged 3 corals in the past 2 weeks by keeping them too close to each other and/or having hermits pushing them around. I was wondering if anyone uses any type of divider between corals to keep them from attacking each other.
Thanks in advance!

aaron23 · 02-19-2008, 10:40 AM

gluing them down or wedging them inbetween rocks would possibly stop corals from touching

bigbris1 · 02-19-2008, 11:16 AM

You have to figure out who can live near who & place them accordingly. I once had a frogspawn zap a big 6" leather & totally kill it.

asianer · 02-19-2008, 11:21 AM

Ok, so far I have learned the hard way that acans cannot touch chalices and micros; birdsnests cannot touch chalices. I am going to cut up some soda bottles and use the rings to "contain" the corals.

aaron23 · 02-19-2008, 11:29 AM

lol. keep them in safe distance from eachother

**Deanos** · 02-19-2008, 11:44 AM

If the coral warfare is chemical as the title of this thread suggests, running carbon will reduce/eliminate its effects. The chemicals are released into the water column, so placing "fighting" corals apart from each other will have minimal effect as they will still suffer from the chemicals in the water.

Stocking the Reef Aquarium - J. C. Delbeek

02-19-2008, 10:38 AM	#1
asianer Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chelsea, NY Posts: 468 Reefer Ratings: (13) Friends: (7)	Chemical warfare OK, so I have damaged 3 corals in the past 2 weeks by keeping them too close to each other and/or having hermits pushing them around. I was wondering if anyone uses any type of divider between corals to keep them from attacking each other. Thanks in advance!

02-19-2008, 11:16 AM	#3
bigbris1 Algae Farmer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,124 Reefer Ratings: (36) Friends: (0)	You have to figure out who can live near who & place them accordingly. I once had a frogspawn zap a big 6" leather & totally kill it. __________________

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Deanos Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bronx, NY 10475 Posts: 12,067 Reefer Ratings: (97) Friends: (17)	If the coral warfare is chemical as the title of this thread suggests, running carbon will reduce/eliminate its effects. The chemicals are released into the water column, so placing "fighting" corals apart from each other will have minimal effect as they will still suffer from the chemicals in the water. Stocking the Reef Aquarium - J. C. Delbeek __________________ Need help or have a question? Click the avatar below:

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02-19-2008, 10:40 AM	#2
aaron23 !THE ULTIMATE REEFER! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Roslyn, Long Island NY Posts: 2,285 Reefer Ratings: (80) Friends: (0)	gluing them down or wedging them inbetween rocks would possibly stop corals from touching

02-19-2008, 11:21 AM	#4
asianer Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chelsea, NY Posts: 468 Reefer Ratings: (13) Friends: (7)	Ok, so far I have learned the hard way that acans cannot touch chalices and micros; birdsnests cannot touch chalices. I am going to cut up some soda bottles and use the rings to "contain" the corals.

02-19-2008, 11:29 AM	#5
aaron23 !THE ULTIMATE REEFER! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Roslyn, Long Island NY Posts: 2,285 Reefer Ratings: (80) Friends: (0)	lol. keep them in safe distance from eachother