Cutting back coral to save others

[Raising Reef.]

When corals grow into and on top of others you have to get involved to save the less aggressive ones.
If you put corals in the right place the risk is less but in a small tank eventually it’s inevitable they will touch.

 

[Waters]

Well done video....thanks for sharing . Makes me realize I have been babying my montis....they are all out of control lol.

 

[Raising Reef.]

Well done video....thanks for sharing . Makes me realize I have been babying my montis....they are all out of control lol.

It’s like under water gardening

 

[Billdogg]

I prefer to let mine figure it out on their own. IMHO, it looks way more natural that way, but then my flower beds are pretty much that way as well.

 

[Raising Reef.]

I prefer to let mine figure it out on their own. IMHO, it looks way more natural that way, but then my flower beds are pretty much that way as well.

I agree to a point but when corals I like are being killed off I can’t help but intervene.
I don’t want my hole tank filled with nothing but the winner of the royal rumble.

 

[Waters]

I prefer to let mine figure it out on their own. IMHO, it looks way more natural that way, but then my flower beds are pretty much that way as well.

The only problem with that....at least in my case, is the less desirable coral always seems to take over.

 

[Billdogg]

Don't get me wrong! The green Montipora in the foreground has been rather aggressively trimmed back countless times. Last time I used a hacksaw to remove a huge amount of it due to it's blocking flow and light to almost 1/2 of the tank. Another couple months and I'll be taming it yet again.

 

[reeffreak911]

Usually trimming back means making money or gaining other corals in trading so defanately a good thing when I have to trim back

 

[Raising Reef.]

Usually trimming back means making money or gaining other corals in trading so defanately a good thing when I have to trim back

This is very true and I was very sad to have to discard the corals I clipped I have now cleared out my frag rack so next time I will have somewhere to put new frags.

 

[vetteguy53081]

This is where popularity of fragging comes in. I don’t frag and initially space coral apart to alleviate this possibility of overrunning each other

 

[reeffreak911]

This is where popularity of fragging comes in. I don’t frag and initially space coral apart to alleviate this possibility of overrunning each other

That's impossible even if you have a tank with two corals they are not gonna stop growing just cause you put them far apart it will take longer but eventually you'll have two corals that dont fit in that tank

 

[vetteguy53081]

Impos

That's impossible even if you have a tank with two corals they are not gonna stop growing just cause you put them far apart it will take longer but eventually you'll have two corals that dont fit in that tank[/QUOTE

Impossible? At 10-12” , no and depends what coral we’re talking about. 31+ years and never had two collide- not impossible

 

[reeffreak911]

Impos

That's just saying if you just have two corals who keeps just two corals in a tank

 

[vetteguy53081]

That's impossible even if you have a tank with two corals they are not gonna stop growing just cause you put them far apart it will take longer but eventually you'll have two corals that dont fit in that tank

Impossible? At 6-10” apart, -no and depends what coral we’re talking about. 31+ years and never had two collide- not impossible and who places 2 or 3 corals in a tank?

 

[reeffreak911]

Impossible? At 6-10” apart, -no and depends what coral we’re talking about. 31+ years and never had two collide- not impossible and who places 2 or 3 corals in a tank?

Well If you paid attention it's a nano cube how far apart can you put corals so people have to by your standards of keeping this imaginary coral that doesnt grow