How to grow corals in the aquarium
With the popularity of aquarium breeding, coral tanks are becoming more and more popular, and now the techniques for managing corals are becoming more sophisticated. But coaxing coral spawning to mimic natural conditions is still difficult. It is still very common for corals to spawn in aquariums. Unfortunately, there are other ways to grow corals through continuous research. Although sexual growth is very common, asexual growth is very common in coral tanks with good conditions.
Through this property of corals, a patient saltwater enthusiast can use very few corals to grow asexually to fill all the corals. cylinder. Coral growth is an effective way to obtain more corals, but more importantly, it can reduce the number of wild harvests and protect the environment.
1. Asexual growth
When a good environment occurs (for example, suitable water quality indicators, water flow, water temperature, lighting system, calcium content, etc.), the corals in the aquarium will naturally increase. The most important method of asexual growth is "budding", where the mother experiences branching. During the germination process, a new coral (bud) will grow on the edge of the mother. As the bud grows, it will gradually break away from the mother, and new corals will emerge individually.
In the ocean, this growth method is mainly caused by strong currents, external damage, or other organisms.
2. Preparation of remuneration
Coral sprouting can occur naturally in a coral tank with good water quality. However, this process is long and unpredictable. Mature and dedicated enthusiasts may wish to start cutting corals on their own. Mushroom corals and button corals are corals that are easier to grow. Each of them developsThe buds are easy to see. Use sharp scissors or a bone cutter to separate the bud from the mother body. This is very important to ensure that many fragments are not produced and to protect the bud body and mother body from recovering as much as possible. Be sure to cut at the intersection between the bud and the mother body. If the intersection is not very obvious, do not damage it. Wait for a period of time before the intersection becomes obvious before cutting. The cut buds are fixed on the live rock, you can use thread or fishing line. Pay attention to placing it where the light and water flow are suitable.
3. Human growth
1. The adoption of cornerstones:
The adoption has never been used in water or has been done in the past. If the foundation is dry, there will be no so-called biofilm on the foundation, because biofilm often crowds out external organisms. Place the foundation stone on the table and choose a place to fix the coral. If the coral to be added will affect the growth of nearby corals, you need to consider the location where it will be placed and try to place the coral as smoothly as possible on the foundation stone. Corals that grow faster can stick to larger foundation stones, while species that grow slowly can stick to smaller foundation stones. First clean the surface of the foundation stone with distilled water. After the surface of the foundation stone is finished, apply Super Glue on the sticky coral area. Then, after the coral is fixed, apply a layer of Super Glue film. This film should be slightly larger than the intersection surface to prevent the glue from being absorbed by the foundation stone. , while the guide coral is poorly bonded to the foundation stone.
2. Glue used:
According to overseas documents, after testing many brands of glue (see appendix), the Super Glue with better efficacy is produced by the company Ross. Although other brands are cheaper, they do not easily produce a film like Ross Super Glue. Because this film is very effective in fixing soft corals.
3. Preparation for intercepting branches:
The most necessary thing before growth is the mother plant. To successfully separate the coral, you must prepare a pair of sharp scissors or blades. In addition, use the water in the tank to put it into two buckets, one to hold the cut branches, and the other to hold the branches that have been fixed.
4. Shi ShanThe growth of coral
When people use corals for aquarium cultivation, they often abandon the ones with brighter and more beautiful colors because of the difficulty of raising them. Corals, especially stony corals, because most stony corals are more beautiful than soft corals, but I don’t think that stony corals are difficult to maintain because of breeding techniques. I think it has more to do with improper harvesting methods. When corals are picked from the wild, the damage to the structure at the bottom of the coral and the polyps is often great, but as long as they are taken care of completely, their survival rate is still quite high.
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