Coral decorations

[fowlr75]

Since I'm setting up a FOWLR tank, i wanted to add a lil color. I found a bunch of nice pieces of coral on CL that I want to add. They were sitting around in a box and are a little dusty. Is there any special cleaning needed before adding them?

A couple pieces are too big so I won't be using them.

 

[flower]

Hi,

Fake anything will just collect algae. However, dried dead coral, will act as dry rock and critters will settle in the nooks and crannies, it will not however hold it's color.

Rinse it off real good and you are good to go.

 

[fowlr75]

The pieces in the first pics all seem to be real dried coral. The second pic with the big pieces, I'm not so sure?? :%%:

 

[fowlr75]

Hi,
Fake anything will just collect algae. However, dried dead coral, will act as dry rock and critters will settle in the nooks and crannies, it will not however hold it's color.
Rinse it off real good and you are good to go.
Will coralline algae eventually grow on them?

 

[flower]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fowlr75 http:///t/397046/coral-decorations#post_3537857
Will coralline algae eventually grow on them?

Yes, just like live rock.