Beach bum monti placement

[Jake_the_reefer]

So I am getting a beach bum montipora this weekend relatively cheap and I am wondering where I should place it in my tank. I am thinking high flow and in the 330 par area of my rockwork. Would that be good enough for this monti? Or should I hit lower par?

 

[IAReefer]

Frag rack it 3-4 days. Then slowly move it higher. Glue it on once it’s acclimated and happy, and where you want it. Regular lighting should be fine since acclimated low.

 

[NanoDJS]

like 150 par good flow

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

like 150 par good flow

I can do 150. How can I tell if it's too little light? Jason fox's website just says high light high flow. That's all lol

 

[Bob Weigant]

I have mine up high under kessil 360W

 

[BrandonS]

Mine started to bleach in 200 par. Moved to 170 and color came back.

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Mine started to bleach in 200 par. Moved to 170 and color came back.

I'll put it in lower to begin with! I only wish it could go in my 10g as I have a perfect spot for it. But I have monti eating nudis in that tank

 

[CK00020]

Any pics of this stuff, all I ever see is tiny frags for $300

 

[Bpb]

Every tank is different. But I put my kung pao (also a yellow Montipora Palawanensis) on the frag rack in about 200 par for a couple weeks until it recovered from shipping. Once it looked normal I put it on the sandbed directly under the lights. It gets about 350 par

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Any pics of this stuff, all I ever see is tiny frags for $300

I'm getting this guy for 60 from an auction

 

[Bpb]

Any pics of this stuff, all I ever see is tiny frags for $300

That’s common among most the yellow/orange/pink palawanensis species you find from vendors. They still heavily over value them. It’s easy to find just about any of them for under 100 with a little looking.

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

That’s common among most the yellow/orange/pink palawanensis species you find from vendors. They still heavily over value them. It’s easy to find just about any of them for under 100 with a little looking.

Online anywhere from $180-300 from other hobbyists I've found $80-120. I'm surprised I found this guy for 60

 

[Bpb]

Online anywhere from $180-300 from other hobbyists I've found $80-120. I'm surprised I found this guy for 60

That’s about what I paid for my kung pao. On the rare occasions I frag it (these really do grow ALOT slower than caps or digi) I typically sell for $75-100 a frag that will roughly cover the plug

 

[NanoDJS]

Any pics of this stuff, all I ever see is tiny frags for $300

Here is my collection so far , for the DT. Making the mounting rock today .

 

[DJ H]

I have mine in a cave with bats

 

[SpikeWire]

Here is my collection so far , for the DT. Making the mounting rock today .

LOVE these! Do you keep them in the sandbed normally or do you think about moving them up?

 

[707Nick]

Online anywhere from $180-300 from other hobbyists I've found $80-120. I'm surprised I found this guy for 60

We have them in our store under the sea aquatics for $50 each lots of great coral to choose from

 

[nano reef]

Wow I am doing an auction with one and it sitting at 6.50 right now! Can I put other encrusting sps with it like cyphastrea and electric daisy stylo. I have a bunch of tongas against back wall that have all zoas so far and not sure what else to put there so thought of encrusting.

 

[beesnreefs]

Here is my collection so far , for the DT. Making the mounting rock today .

Where did you get those pieces?

 

[Dive Cowboy]

So I am getting a beach bum montipora this weekend relatively cheap and I am wondering where I should place it in my tank. I am thinking high flow and in the 330 par area of my rockwork. Would that be good enough for this monti? Or should I hit lower par?

Hey there. You've had this for a while so I bet you can answer my question. What's the growth habit of this Monti? I'm looking for a plating coral as opposed to encrusting. I can't find any pics of mature specimens.