View Full Version : Ricordea placement


chrissyboy
04-25-2008, 01:20 AM
Hi everyone,

First post so go easy on me.
I've recently purchased, not here yet, a Ricordea. I've read that these need to be placed away from other soft corals.
How far away, is five inches ok??

Thanks,
Chris

lReef lKeeper
04-25-2008, 07:47 AM
i have a lot of ricordea, and i have them all over the tank. some on the sand bed, some midway up, and some in direct MH lighting. i have never heard of them being dangerous to softies, or softies being dangerous to them, but i was say that 5" is more than enough.

CarmieJo
04-25-2008, 08:45 AM
I have mine on the sandbed. They don't seem to bother any of my corals either. Ricordias don't have sweepers so I think a couple of inches would be plenty of room.

chrissyboy
04-25-2008, 09:30 AM
Many thanks for the advice:up:

rroselavy
04-25-2008, 07:57 PM
I have mine on the sandbed. They don't seem to bother any of my corals either. Ricordias don't have sweepers so I think a couple of inches would be plenty of room.

Carmie-

Are you referring to Ricordia florida or Ricordia yuma? Don't you have a problem with the Ricordia taking on sedimentation if it is directly on the sand bed? Or do you mean, attached to a small piece of LR, which sits on the sand bed?

Sorry if I am being dense...

lReef lKeeper
04-25-2008, 08:04 PM
mine are on a small piece of rock. some of them are even touching the sand.

CarmieJo
04-25-2008, 11:07 PM
Scott,

Mine are R. floridia. They are attached to a small rock that sits on the sand.