Encrusting coral

[Alberto1234]

Hello all

i have some montipora with some acros within the same rock, the moti has gained a big part of the rock; how do you gays control that encrusting coral advance?

 

[Vette67]

Aptasia-X works really well. You can use it to target kill just about anything. I have used it on montipora with much success. Anything that gets covered will be dead, right up to the line where you stop, without killing the whole colony. You will have to turn off your power heads so you don't just blow it off the coral, for at least a few hours or so. That works well if you can't just break off the leading edge because it is still attached to a rock.

 

[Zeal]

Hello all

i have some montipora with some acros within the same rock, the moti has gained a big part of the rock; how do you gays control that encrusting coral advance?

Someone in my club grows SPS ontop of the Montipora. it looks awesome

 

[Billdogg]

I let mine all grow together and let the winner have it's way. That's how they do it on the reef, so why not in my tank?

I'm at work now but I'll post some pictures when I get home.

 

[Billdogg]

Sorry it took so long to get back to this ! Here's a few pics of my tank doing what it wants to do.

IMHO, it looks way more natural than any number of carefully separated specimens.

 

[ScottR]

I second that. Just let them grow. Let nature take its course.