Higher flow tends to do better because it will keep detritus from settling on them.
Carpet polyp coral.
And it is for this reason why you need to think very carefully where you place the coral.
At their base is a hard protective limestone skeleton called a calicle which forms the structure of coral reefs.
Five examples where specific wall types are dominant.
The green star polyp is not fussy which surface it grows on.
Like any other coral the green star polyps as well requires light to survive.
The basic wall components of corals.
It will happily grow on any hard surface it can find including your tanks walls and glass.
Clove polyp coral care this coral spotlight article is all about clove polyps of the genus clavularia.
A polyp in zoology is one of two forms found in the phylum cnidaria the other being the medusa polyps are roughly cylindrical in shape and elongated at the axis of the vase shaped body in solitary polyps the aboral end is attached to the substrate by means of a disc like holdfast called the pedal disc while in colonies of polyps it is connected to other polyps either directly or indirectly.
The green star polyp is a fast growing coral another reason why they are a great beginner coral.
The genus heterocyathus has walls formed of mixtures of thickened septo costae and epitheca.
Clove polyps are a soft coral which strictly means their polyp segments come in multiples of eight octocorallia as.
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In higher water flow the green star polyps coral will thrive it will grow faster and it will look healthier.
However it is quite adaptable to different varieties of lighting systems.
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Reefs begin when a polyp attaches itself to a rock on the sea floor then divides.
Other major families may have two equally dominant wall components.