Gator, Larry was referring to the carnation and not the flowerpot that you had your hydofora. PeeJ I also have a flowerpot that is sitting on a flat rock on the sand. It has been doing great for a long time now. I have to agree with Tim, it is a very hard coral to keep, of course hindsight is 20/20 and I never should have bought this one in the first place. best of luck.