Monti question

[Nav]

The outer ring of my green Monti Cap is almost 1cm close to the overflow box. How can I avoid it from encrusting/attaching to the overflow box?

I'm fine if it does but after that, a slight shake to the main rock and its going to break apart...

 

[tankguy]

break that piece off is the only way unless you move it to another part of the tank

 

[Coral reefer]

Let it be like natures super glue. It will help hold your rocks together!

 

[neuro]

like @tankguy mentioned, you'll need to keep breaking off any piece that gets close. it will regrow back, and you'll have to continue pruning.

 

[Nav]

I guessed that's the only solution. I'm afraid that I'll break the whole colony into halves

Can I not stuff a piece of plastic between the monti & overflow?

 

[tankguy]

montis are super easy to break without hurting the whole piece. You'll be fine

 

[brleong]

if you break a piece off that you don't want, send it my way. I just got back from a 2 week vacation and it looks like the one you gave me before didn't make it.

 

[Nav]

if you break a piece off that you don't want, send it my way. I just got back from a 2 week vacation and it looks like the one you gave me before didn't make it.

Was planning to stick on another rock and let it grow, if it breaks into more than one chunk, you get one

 

[JAR]

Months grow like weeds.
I break off big chunks all the time.
The will take over. Keep them down low in the tank or they will block all the light

 

[goldenboy]

In my customers tank she has a 3 foot pink monti. It chips and breaks all the time gives the coral more character and more spirals. You can be pretty aggressive with this coral. Just break it off and put the frag on another part of your tank

 

[RavenSF]

I have pieces of month that broke off and started growing where they fell. Even if it did not break cleanly, the colony won't mind in the slightest. That's a nice morph by the way. Did it have a name when you got it?

 

[Nav]

It's just a neon green monti here's an update... I recently tried changing a bit of my rockscape and I couldn't believe the monti accidentally hit the overflow box and it broke exactly where I wanted to trim it it's a very small piece now mounted in another end of the tank to grow...

 

[wpeterson]

+1 for accidental or intentional fragging and re-planting them somewhere else. Half of my new monti colonies began this way.