Montipora help

jdpeters · Sep 5, 2018

I have a green montipora and a sunset montipora I recently bought which are both encrusting I believe. I placed them mid tank on some rock that has quarter size holes. My question is will they be able to grow past these absences of rock? I haven’t grown sps previously so I apologize for this rather elementary question. Here’s a awful pic.
Polpys bit disturbed since I just placed the corals there. Thanks reefers!

AcroNem · Sep 5, 2018

They'll find a way, should be just fine

jdpeters · Sep 5, 2018

AcroNem said:
They'll find a way, should be just fine

Thank you for your confidence lol.

29bonsaireef · Sep 5, 2018

In my opinion it would depend on the lighting. Under halides, yes. T5's probably. LEDs..ehhh maybe depends how good of coverage/spread. If they don't just fill putty in those spots.

jdpeters · Sep 5, 2018

Ok I didn’t take that into account. It’s hydra 52 fixture

MTBake · Sep 5, 2018

They will be able to grow around the voids and holes. The leading growth edge will encrust into the hole first. Then, it will grow around the edge and eventually form a solid mass.

That's if all conditions are perfect. Like lighting, flow and parameters.

jdpeters · Sep 5, 2018

MTBake said:
They will be able to grow around the voids and holes. The leading growth edge will encrust into the hole first. Then, it will grow around the edge and eventually form a solid mass.

That's if all conditions are perfect. Like lighting, flow and parameters.

Ok that makes a lot of sense. Ty!

Softhammer · Sep 5, 2018

Yes. If they don’t die they will bulldozer. You will be perfectly fine.

Sierra_Bravo · Sep 5, 2018

This Jedi Mind Trick covered a hole larger than itself:

jdpeters · Sep 7, 2018

Sierra_Bravo said:
This Jedi Mind Trick covered a hole larger than itself:

Beautiful!

Flippers4pups · Sep 7, 2018

Yep, they will incrust and grow over holes, other corals...... Once they take off, they take off! Lol

jdpeters · Sep 7, 2018

The green montipora is getting white tips is that growth?

Flippers4pups · Sep 7, 2018

jdpeters said:
The green montipora is getting white tips is that growth?

On it's edges/tips? If so, yes.

jdpeters · Sep 7, 2018

Flippers4pups said:
On it's edges/tips? If so, yes.

Yes and yes. It’s exciting. The green is encrusting but some of it raised up a bit and the sunset montipora has its polyps extended 24/7 and it’s already reaching for new ground

Flippers4pups · Sep 7, 2018

jdpeters said:
Yes and yes. It’s exciting. The green is encrusting but some of it raised up a bit and the sunset montipora has its polyps extended 24/7 and it’s already reaching for new ground

Fun stuff. Caps and digitata's can grow like weeds. My red cap started out about the size of a quarter back in 16, it's about the size of a dinner plate now!

jdpeters · Sep 8, 2018

Flippers4pups said:
Fun stuff. Caps and digitata's can grow like weeds. My red cap started out about the size of a quarter back in 16, it's about the size of a dinner plate now!

Jealous