Plating Monti Mounting Tips???

duganderson · 10/28/2018, 07:06 AM

I have a 34 g. red sea cube. I would love to add a couple plating montis (purple and red would be top choice) and I would love to get them to grow in this plating manner in the photos where there are several plates tightly stacked on top of each other and intertwined with other colors.

What are the best specific types of puple, red or orange montis that plate like this?

How do you mount them to faciliate this growth the best? Can you mount several levels of the same monti on top of each other OR just let it do this naturally?

Can you get this type of growth in a smaller area in a nano OR do you need way more space than that?

Any tips, photos, links, etc. appreciated?

Vinny Kreyling · 10/28/2018, 07:31 AM

That is the natural growth pattern.

Uncle99 · 10/28/2018, 07:35 AM

This coral grows fast once happy, leave a good amount of room for it to expand in both directions, mine love good flow....

Scott07 · 10/29/2018, 06:22 AM

Agreed, it's been my experience montipora grow very quickly when happy. My best advice is don't place other photosynthetic corals in areas which will quickly be shaded by montipora growth. Yes though, you can keep these successfully and fairly easily in a smaller tank like a 34.

Uncle99 · 10/29/2018, 07:02 PM

BTW, that growth in the picture took years....

10/28/2018, 07:31 AM	#2
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	That is the natural growth pattern. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

10/29/2018, 06:22 AM	#4
Scott07 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 384	Agreed, it's been my experience montipora grow very quickly when happy. My best advice is don't place other photosynthetic corals in areas which will quickly be shaded by montipora growth. Yes though, you can keep these successfully and fairly easily in a smaller tank like a 34. __________________ 65 gallon mixed reef Good maintainence and husbandry is a cumulative effect, not a single event.

10/28/2018, 07:35 AM	#3
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	This coral grows fast once happy, leave a good amount of room for it to expand in both directions, mine love good flow....

10/29/2018, 07:02 PM	#5
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	BTW, that growth in the picture took years....