Green Montipora Cap

anonome

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That one is really pretty teen. I suppose you would really need to think about placement prior to its growing, so as not to shade corals that need more lighting. I might have the right spot for one. Do you need to do anything special for the growth? Or just normal reef things?
 
trippkid

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I agree with Teen, they are some of the hardiest of the SPS types of coral, they can grow really fast, almost like Xenia of the SPS world, IMO. Here are some of my Monti's.



Matt
 
trippkid

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I would say yes, you may want to put them in the middle to lower portion of the tank, they should do fine anywhere in the tank with that lighting, IMO.
Matt
 
bullitr

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i wish i could find that monti's i haven't seen one in person to all the lfs or in some of the wholesaler around here. the is very very nice matt/trippkid
 
nycbob

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my green cap triple in size in 4 months. i hv him placed 20 inches from the t5 light w medium flow.
 
briand7878

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How do you attach them? do you glue them to rock or stick them in a cravace? im thinking about getting one tomorroe.
 
trippkid

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You can do either, it will grow(attach itself) to the rock, as long as nothing keeps knocking it over or something, it can take a little while for it to attach itself. Good luck, I hope you find a nice one tomorrow.

Matt
 
murph145

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Originally Posted by bullitr
i wish i could find that monti's i haven't seen one in person to all the lfs or in some of the wholesaler around here. the is very very nice matt/trippkid
let me know when ur lookin for a cap ive got a few growing nicely... pink polyed atlantis cap which is green with pink polyps
i have the tyree baby blue polyps cap
i have the tyree idaho grape cap
and i have the standard orange cap
i also just got a nice frag of the green with purple rim cap its already starting to grow fast for me
 
j.p

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where do u finds these beautiful caps! i cant find any at any of my lfs and they are like my favorite corals
 
trippkid

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I guess I just got lucky, my green cap didn't start off with the purple rim, took about a yr to develop, it was about an inch or so when I got it 2 years ago, has been broken and fragged a couple of times. I don't have any real special hook ups, just LFS.
Matt
 
teen

teen

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the one in the pic i frag a lot to keep it from growing out to far and shading other corals. i keep it a nice size, a bit larger than the pic shows.
i also have the tyree idaho grape, leng sy cap as well as the common orange cap.
 
trippkid

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bullitr, I would be at Murph's house before he knew it(too bad I live all the way across the country), I would definitely try to take him up on that offer, some of the nicest stuff around, IMO.
Murph, I bet those look very, very nice
. Looking to possibly pick up A. desalwii this weekend or next
.
Matt
 
murph145

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Originally Posted by trippkid
bullitr, I would be at Murph's house before he knew it(too bad I live all the way across the country), I would definitely try to take him up on that offer, some of the nicest stuff around, IMO.
Murph, I bet those look very, very nice
. Looking to possibly pick up A. desalwii this weekend or next
.
Matt
lol thanks matt u know i havent had many montis until recently and they have been growing great now
my tyree blue polyp cap its still small but now growing nicely and its encrusted to the rock now give it a few more months it should be a better size

the green purple rim cap its got all new edges and the purple is getting brighter by the day

my orange cap this thing grows fast now

atlantis pink polyp cap started from a frag from TXReef about 6 months ago the size of a half dollar maybe
 
trippkid

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That Tyree Cap is awesome, I have some different colored polyped encrusting monti's, but no Caps. The polyps on my Green really glow, but they are still green.

Matt
 
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