How to kill a monti cap?

nightOwl · 08/22/2007, 10:54 AM

Hi All,
I have a monti cap that is spreading too fast and I was wondering if there is a way to kill part of it or will I have to keep breaking off the growing edge. It's a pretty basic monti cap so not sure if fragging is an option as people have plenty of lime green and orange caps.

Thanks,

Henry

Ron Popeil · 08/22/2007, 10:57 AM

just keep doing as you do...frag away. thats the best option.

or, try super gluing the growing edge. it may stop it for a while....but eventually it will just grow over it...

Mel-E-Mel · 08/22/2007, 10:57 AM

you can break me off a nice chunk and mail it to me if its that bad!

nightOwl · 08/22/2007, 11:04 AM

Thanks Ron,
I might try the super glue technique. I just have to find a type that will work under water.

Thanks,

Henry

JC_UF_ITK · 08/22/2007, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rommelgin
you can break me off a nice chunk and mail it to me if its that bad!

Yep, you might as well break me off a piece also. Thanks!

nightOwl · 08/22/2007, 11:14 AM

rommelgin,
If you are serious let me know how big a chunk you want and we can work out price I am pretty reasonable.

Thanks,

Henry

beaupierce · 08/22/2007, 11:23 AM

H i am looking for a chunk too let me know and pm me
I am in CA

nightOwl · 08/22/2007, 11:52 AM

This is what they look like...

Orange

Lime Green

Both grow pretty fast and the lime green cap really glows under the actinics.

Thanks,

Henry

rbtwo4 · 08/22/2007, 12:13 PM

Dude I'm willing to take a piece also! Are u kidding me??? Where r u located? Ill take a nice chunk too

bluetmax · 08/22/2007, 12:22 PM

Would it be possible to just lower them in the tank to where they wouldn't shade out so much? I was just noticing how high up the green one was...

nightOwl · 08/22/2007, 12:54 PM

rbtwo4, JC_UF_ITK, beaupierce, and
I am in NOVA - Northern VA as we call it. I can probably ship out.

bluetmax,
I have one lower as well

. When its lower it just starts to cover the rock like an encrusting monti

. Then eventually starts to plate. like this

If you look close you can see where this thing is everywhere. The piece started from when I was breaking the cap one time and a few pieces fell and before I knew it were growing as a new colonies...same thing with the green Pocillopora you see in the picture. The one at the top is about to start covering my frag of superman digitata and I am not having that.

Thanks,

Henry

Mel-E-Mel · 08/22/2007, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nightOwl
rommelgin,
If you are serious let me know how big a chunk you want and we can work out price I am pretty reasonable.

Thanks,

Henry

Henry,

I'll keep that in mind when i get my tank set up. Still in the works and i dont think i have space in my 5 gallon thats running atm but thank you. If you are still fragging by the time i get a qt set up i will be in contact.

Rommel.

Btw, Nice looking tank ya got there!

rbtwo4 · 08/22/2007, 01:27 PM

u got mail night owl

nightOwl · 08/22/2007, 02:11 PM

rommelgin,
Like I said it grows pretty fast so I will have some available all the time. Thanks for the compliments on the tank. I have been slacking on taking pictures lately so I need to update a few.

Thanks,

Henry

nightOwl · 08/22/2007, 02:18 PM

rbtwo4,
I responded to your PM.

Thanks,

Henry

Mac Inger · 08/22/2007, 03:26 PM

Henry,..your pm box is full

virginiadiver69 · 08/22/2007, 03:48 PM

Pm sent from ROVA

MalHavoc · 08/22/2007, 03:48 PM

This thread is turning into a "for sale" thread. The question has obviously been answered. I am closing it.

08/22/2007, 10:54 AM	#1
nightOwl Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,799	How to kill a monti cap? Hi All, I have a monti cap that is spreading too fast and I was wondering if there is a way to kill part of it or will I have to keep breaking off the growing edge. It's a pretty basic monti cap so not sure if fragging is an option as people have plenty of lime green and orange caps. Thanks, Henry __________________ To check out my pictures of my tank and trips just click on my name and visit my homepage. Tank Build Thread (Miracles Custom) - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2628737

08/22/2007, 10:57 AM	#2
Ron Popeil Love them clownfish. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vero Beach, FL Posts: 2,268	just keep doing as you do...frag away. thats the best option. or, try super gluing the growing edge. it may stop it for a while....but eventually it will just grow over it... __________________ ...he came with a razor blade bound, like us all, for the ocean... Current Tank Info: 150 DD

08/22/2007, 11:04 AM	#4
nightOwl Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,799	Thanks Ron, I might try the super glue technique. I just have to find a type that will work under water. Thanks, Henry __________________ To check out my pictures of my tank and trips just click on my name and visit my homepage. Tank Build Thread (Miracles Custom) - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2628737

08/22/2007, 11:14 AM	#6
nightOwl Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,799	rommelgin, If you are serious let me know how big a chunk you want and we can work out price I am pretty reasonable. Thanks, Henry __________________ To check out my pictures of my tank and trips just click on my name and visit my homepage. Tank Build Thread (Miracles Custom) - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2628737

08/22/2007, 11:52 AM	#8
nightOwl Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,799	This is what they look like... Orange Lime Green Both grow pretty fast and the lime green cap really glows under the actinics. Thanks, Henry __________________ To check out my pictures of my tank and trips just click on my name and visit my homepage. Tank Build Thread (Miracles Custom) - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2628737

08/22/2007, 10:57 AM	#3
Mel-E-Mel Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shark City San Jose, CA Posts: 1,950	you can break me off a nice chunk and mail it to me if its that bad!

08/22/2007, 11:23 AM	#7
beaupierce Moved On Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nipomo, CA Posts: 419	H i am looking for a chunk too let me know and pm me I am in CA

08/22/2007, 12:13 PM	#9
rbtwo4 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NY Posts: 747	Dude I'm willing to take a piece also! Are u kidding me??? Where r u located? Ill take a nice chunk too __________________ I am completely ADDICTED!!!! Current Tank Info: 30G Rimless Deep Blue, AI Sol, 120 SWC Skimmer, Apex controller, MP10

08/22/2007, 12:22 PM	#10
bluetmax Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mississippi Posts: 243	Would it be possible to just lower them in the tank to where they wouldn't shade out so much? I was just noticing how high up the green one was... __________________ Dustin bluetmax@aol.com Current Tank Info: 60 Gallon SPS dominated mixed reef; 55 Gallon FOWLR; 20 Gallon Mixed Reef; 20 Gallon FOWLR; 10 gallon Mixed Reef

08/22/2007, 12:54 PM	#11
nightOwl Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,799	rbtwo4, JC_UF_ITK, beaupierce, and I am in NOVA - Northern VA as we call it. I can probably ship out. bluetmax, I have one lower as well . When its lower it just starts to cover the rock like an encrusting monti . Then eventually starts to plate. like this If you look close you can see where this thing is everywhere. The piece started from when I was breaking the cap one time and a few pieces fell and before I knew it were growing as a new colonies...same thing with the green Pocillopora you see in the picture. The one at the top is about to start covering my frag of superman digitata and I am not having that. Thanks, Henry __________________ To check out my pictures of my tank and trips just click on my name and visit my homepage. Tank Build Thread (Miracles Custom) - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2628737

08/22/2007, 01:27 PM	#13
rbtwo4 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NY Posts: 747	u got mail night owl __________________ I am completely ADDICTED!!!! Current Tank Info: 30G Rimless Deep Blue, AI Sol, 120 SWC Skimmer, Apex controller, MP10

08/22/2007, 02:11 PM	#14
nightOwl Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,799	rommelgin, Like I said it grows pretty fast so I will have some available all the time. Thanks for the compliments on the tank. I have been slacking on taking pictures lately so I need to update a few. Thanks, Henry __________________ To check out my pictures of my tank and trips just click on my name and visit my homepage. Tank Build Thread (Miracles Custom) - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2628737

08/22/2007, 02:18 PM	#15
nightOwl Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,799	rbtwo4, I responded to your PM. Thanks, Henry __________________ To check out my pictures of my tank and trips just click on my name and visit my homepage. Tank Build Thread (Miracles Custom) - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2628737

08/22/2007, 03:26 PM	#16
Mac Inger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 980	Henry,..your pm box is full

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08/22/2007, 03:48 PM	#18
MalHavoc Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 10,850	This thread is turning into a "for sale" thread. The question has obviously been answered. I am closing it. __________________ Jason "Empathy, he once had decided, must be limited to herbivores or anyhow omnivores who could depart from a meat diet. Because, ultimately, the empathic gift blurred the boundaries between hunter and victim, between the successful and the defeated." -- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K Dick