purple haze....plating?

corywilson · Apr 12, 2010

i've had a purple haze encrusting monti for about a year now. it finally reached the edge of the rock and rather than encrusting downward it has started to plate out from the rock. has anyone else seen this happen with an encrusting montipora?

roshi719 · Apr 12, 2010

I have had it happen with my superman monti. I believe it depends on the light and flow conditions though.

schminksbro · Apr 12, 2010

I have seen Purple Haze plate like a cap. Undata is another one that plates as well.

corywilson · Apr 12, 2010

thanks for the info, guess i just didn't expect it to happen. i've been waiting to see if it was a fluke or if it kept growing outward and it still is plating!

soccerbag · Apr 12, 2010

That's interesting. I've got the exact same monti and mine has hit a point with nothing to encrust to and is growing downward. I'll have to keep an eye on it to see if that changes. I've got a lot of flow but it is towards the bottom under T5's. Snap a pic when you can - we'd love to see it.

corywilson · Apr 12, 2010

sorry, not the best pics but i think you'll get the idea. its plating at the bottom and left.

IamRit · Apr 12, 2010

Lots of my monties do that.

corywilson · Apr 13, 2010

hey there rit, nice to see you on another forum than ARC! this is cory(cdub on ARC).

sps4mytank · Apr 13, 2010

be the judge

sps4mytank · Apr 13, 2010

thats about 8-10 inches round

lcashman · Apr 13, 2010

Same thing here....my purple haze and undata both are plating like a cap. The rainbow and sunset montis don't. It's quite amazing what the corals will do in different conditions!!