Growing monti cap on glass?

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Just got some new fish and corals, got a nice frag of monti cap and have glued the plug to the back glass to hopefully fill in the empty space, do u think it will work?

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100% I do.

I had thought I long killed my monti cap as it was getting out of control(must have left a very small piece on a rock I didn't see). A few month later it's growing on my overflow/back glass like a boss.

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100% I do.

I had thought I long killed my monti cap as it was getting out of control(must have left a very small piece on a rock I didn't see). A few month later it's growing on my overflow/back glass like a boss.

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Man that's nice, I've got the same one. Hopefully it looks good, was thinking if it's on the back it won't shade any other corals and it will fill up the space, might add another frag of gsp to the back too.


What's the growth rate on cap?
 
For sure! The Winter Park, FL WWC shop has a display tank with a cap on the back wall that is beautiful. Totally doable!!
 
When I had it in full light, you could almsot watch it add skeleton. No seriously, monti caps grow so fast when they are happy, you can almost see them add skeleton.

This was the full colony before I removed it. I had to break a dollar sized piece of it off weekly so I could get my glass scraper between it and the glass.

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For sure! The Winter Park, FL WWC shop has a display tank with a cap on the back wall that is beautiful. Totally doable!!
Thanks buddy! Look forward to seeing in a year down the road.
 
When I had it in full light, you could almsot watch it add skeleton. No seriously, monti caps grow so fast when they are happy, you can almost see them add skeleton.

This was the full colony before I removed it. I had to break a dollar sized piece of it off weekly so I could get my glass scraper between it and the glass.

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Looks beautiful. My first sps so hopefully it does well. Hoping to get some branching corals soon if it does well
 

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