gorgonian in sand?

[bozzo21]

I was wondering if it will be alright to keep my gorgonian, with its base buried a little in the sand, rather than glued onto a rock?

[Adrian]

It would be much better for your gorg if it were attached to some sort of substrate rather than stcu directly into the sand. You could glue it a rock and then bury the rock in the sand leaving only the tissue of the gorg exposed. If the base is covered it may cause the tissue to recede. HTH

[Burgman]

Hi,

I have had a sea fan stuck in the substrate but attached to a rock for about 1 year now. The sea fan is doing great and growing. I have a very small amount of the fan base buried in the sand. What type of gorgonian is it?

[bozzo21]

It's a yellow gorgonia. Thanks for the replies, I think I will attach it too a small rock and then burrow part of the rock in the sand.