perfect tabling acros?

i cant think · May 21, 2022

I have been looking through a few threads with FTS of SPS tanks and it got me thinking, how do you guys get the perfect tabling acropora? Do you cut the frag as low down as you can once it starts to encrust onto the rock or frag tile/plug?

homer1475 · May 21, 2022

The one tabler I have, I just glued the frag to my rock, and let it do it's thing. Tabled out on it's own.

Not much help, but I only have the one tabling acro.

i cant think · May 21, 2022

homer1475 said:
The one tabler I have, I just glued the frag to my rock, and let it do it's thing. Tabled out on it's own.

Not much help, but I only have the one tabling acro.

That’s interesting, I keep thinking you have to cut the tip of it to get the “perfect” tabling species.

homer1475 · May 21, 2022

When my lights come on, I'll post a pic. Need to grab a couple pics anyways. Need to shut someone up on another thread.

Rmckoy · May 21, 2022

I always thought tabling was a characteristic of specific acros .
but flow has a lot to do with how they grow .

for example : a plating monti will grow out more in the direction of flow . And cup upwards in lower flow

homer1475 · May 21, 2022

Rmckoy said:
I always thought tabling was a characteristic of specific acros .
but flow has a lot to do with how they grow .

for example : a plating monti will grow out more in the direction of flow . And cup upwards in lower flow

100% agree! Tabling is the characteristic of how the coral grows. How it tables though, is effected by flow.

i cant think · May 21, 2022

homer1475 said:
100% agree! Tabling is the characteristic of how the coral grows. How it tables though, is effected by flow.

I assume it’ll table higher up if it’s in lower flow and then out in a certain direction to reach the higher flow then, also what are the easier tabling acros as I’m looking for different growth patterns of acropora instead of a nano with all the same growth patterns.

homer1475 · May 21, 2022

I'll defer to more experts on different tabling acro's. I only have the one, not knowing it was a tabling acro when I bought it(live sale impulse buy). It was just listed as an acropora.

In the back is the tabling. Not the best pic, but it's at the back of the tank, and tabling over some other acro's/mili's.

homer1475 · May 21, 2022

WOW that is a horrible picture!

When my lights are on 100% I'll grab a better pic.

i cant think · May 21, 2022

homer1475 said:
WOW that is a horrible picture!

When my lights are on 100% I'll grab a better pic.

Don’t worry! It’s not the worst - I get way to many that are bad.

homer1475 · May 21, 2022

And yes my tank is devoid of coralline, and no, it's not a new setup(it's actually going on 8 years with this tank!).

2 urchins take care of the coralline for me.

saltyfins · May 21, 2022

homer1475 said:
And yes my tank is devoid of coralline, and no, it's not a new setup(it's actually going on 8 years with this tank!).

2 urchins take care of the coralline for me.

they're great at removing coralline, but don't they also move things around? I dispise coralline...and it's starting in my new tank.

homer1475 · May 21, 2022

Little better, but still very hard to get decent photo's of it:

homer1475 · May 21, 2022

saltyfins said:
they're great at removing coralline, but don't they also move things around? I dispise coralline...and it's starting in my new tank.

Basically, if it ain't glued down, they will carry it around. I just make sure everything is glued down. Never had an issue with them carrying things around that I didn't want them to.

A frag rack might be tough with urchins. But I find mine leave my frags on the rack alone.