How do you tackle coral overgrowth?

[ScottR]

Some corals grow much faster than I’d like or faster than I thought. For LPS mainly, do you let them sting each other, grow into each other and let nature take its course? They become impossible to move without breaking everything apart and the lazy in me just seems to let them be.

 

[ihavecrabs]

For SPS it’s the bone cutter and for my RBTA I shield my SPS by putting a 3” square plug between them (for now). I’ll probably find some rubble to separate them and shift the anemone over slightly.

As far as LPS goes unfortunately I won’t be much help!

 

[Braves Fan]

I will let you know by the end of 2020

 

[Triple.T]

I asked a very similar question to a friend ( the one who got me into this hobby ) . His reply was that's when you frag pieces to help add a little to tank maintenance. I assume when I run across this myself this is the course I'm going to take .

Merry Christmas

 

[ScottR]

For SPS it’s the bone cutter and for my RBTA I shield my SPS by putting a 3” square plug between them (for now). I’ll probably find some rubble to separate them and shift the anemone over slightly.

As far as LPS goes unfortunately I won’t be much help!

SPS is easy. They’re peaceful and are easy to trim. But oddly, I just separated a favia that had a monti growing onto it. It was kind of cool and then my RBTA stung the small piece of monti. I was curious to see how the monti would grow off the favia.

 

[ScottR]

I asked a very similar question to a friend ( the one who got me into this hobby ) . His reply was that's when you frag pieces to help add a little to tank maintenance. I assume when I run across this myself this is the course I'm going to take .

Merry Christmas

LPS can be a hassle to frag. That’s why I’m thinking, do the work to cut back what I can or just let nature run it’s course. I’m not going to frag my Euphyllia and favias for example.

Merry Christmas to you @Triple.T

 

[ScottR]

I will let you know by the end of 2020

@Braves Fan ~ I enjoyed your build thread and your story behind it all. I hope all is going well with you. Merry Christmas.

 

[Braves Fan]

This time of the year is good ,, lots of family around Merry Christmas to you also

 

[andrewkw]

Move them, cut them, move them. Let them sting each other. In that order.

 

[ScottR]

Move them, cut them, move them. Let them sting each other. In that order.

I forgot I have some peppermint shrimp that love to frag my acans, hammers and dendros. I guess it’s self sustainable

 

[maroun.c]

Was wondering about that sometime back. Having issues with my hammers not.playing nice in the euphilia garden and alsomworried about my chalices which are going to touch soon. Plan for chalices is to add epoxy in the rock and peel it off when they over grow. Luckily the grow slower.

 

[ScottR]

Was wondering about that sometime back. Having issues with my hammers not.playing nice in the euphilia garden and alsomworried about my chalices which are going to touch soon. Plan for chalices is to add epoxy in the rock and peel it off when they over grow. Luckily the grow slower.

Great idea about epoxy for chalice. That could work. Euphyllia is something that’s hard to play with. I almost want to take my hammer out and give away or trade it.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

I tend to just do something stupid occasionally and that takes care of my overgrowth.

 

[Braves Fan]

I tend to just do something stupid occasionally and that takes care of my overgrowth.

We must be related

 

[Gareth elliott]

Hire Lawrence taylor. He keeps those pesky fast corals down.

 

[saltyhog]

With a sense of accomplishment?

Seriously, it depends on what the "war zone" looks like. If there is just a very small line of bleaching that doesn't look bad I just let it be. If it looks bad and as if one will succumb, I usually move the loser. With two encrusting corals they usually achieve a stalemate that leaves both ok .....if a chalice is involved..better move it!

 

[RJ F.]

I have a rainbow monti on one side of my Walt Disney and a mystic sunset on the other. I alrdy let the WD encrust. What yall think?

 

[Erick375]

Would be curious to see some pictures, especially before and afters

 

[van7271]

Send them to me. I ain’t to proud to beg.