SPS coral question

acidflea · 12/09/2017, 04:21 PM

I think this is a red Monti plate? Any idea exactly what it is? I have had it a couple years or so and it has gotten pretty big. It is probably 12-14 inches from the left to right. It is attached to a rock about the size of a closed fist that is under the back right side. It has grown from the right to the left.

I would like to break it in about the middle where it looks narrow in the picture and i guess attach the left side to a different rock. What is the best way to go about this? I want to make sure that i dont remove the left side and then the left side not survive. From my understanding i think i can just glue it to another rock?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wlZ...ew?usp=sharing

Thanks

lynchmob3000 · 12/09/2017, 05:08 PM

Break it, chip it, or crush it then glue it. They are super tough

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DesertReefT4r · 12/10/2017, 04:29 PM

Montipora capricornis, monti cap or cap for short. Looks to be an orange or red morph. Easy sps to keep, grows fast and is hardy. Just break is as you see if, it can be thick and hard or thinner and brittle.

12/09/2017, 04:21 PM	#1
acidflea Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 203	SPS coral question I think this is a red Monti plate? Any idea exactly what it is? I have had it a couple years or so and it has gotten pretty big. It is probably 12-14 inches from the left to right. It is attached to a rock about the size of a closed fist that is under the back right side. It has grown from the right to the left. I would like to break it in about the middle where it looks narrow in the picture and i guess attach the left side to a different rock. What is the best way to go about this? I want to make sure that i dont remove the left side and then the left side not survive. From my understanding i think i can just glue it to another rock? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wlZ...ew?usp=sharing Thanks

12/09/2017, 05:08 PM	#2
lynchmob3000 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Elverta Posts: 635	Break it, chip it, or crush it then glue it. They are super tough Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/10/2017, 04:29 PM	#3
DesertReefT4r Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 771	Montipora capricornis, monti cap or cap for short. Looks to be an orange or red morph. Easy sps to keep, grows fast and is hardy. Just break is as you see if, it can be thick and hard or thinner and brittle.