How exactly does a Jedi mind trick grow?

[Chris86]

seems to me that they encrust then plate after getting to the edge of a rock. But what happens if you mount it vertically? Would it encrust up and down the rock?

 

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Yep, it will follow the wall up down and all around for sure.

 

[Chris86]

Yep, it will follow the wall up down and all around for sure.

But it will plate out when it gets to the edge of a rock? If that's true, maybe I should mount it on a small rock if I want it to plate out. Thanks for the response!

 

[Ocelaris]

I got a corner off someone's plate, and pointed it upwards, it's growing up the rock right now towards the lights. It's got to plate or go around the rock somehow. I can take a picture tomorrow if you want.

 

[Chris86]

I got a corner off someone's plate, and pointed it upwards, it's growing up the rock right now towards the lights. It's got to plate or go around the rock somehow. I can take a picture tomorrow if you want.

Yeah I'd love to see it. Thanks :)!

 

[mtraylor]

It will eventually plate on you. Nice coral.

 

[Ocelaris]

This was a month ago, I'll try and grab another tomorrow, but it's grown basically up the rock and outwards

 

[Salty1962]

It's an encrusting Monti but does like to plate a short distance out. Mine's plating @ 1/2" after encrusting the 2" plate. I have another that is just encrusting with no plating.

 

[ridetheducati]

 

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But it will plate out when it gets to the edge of a rock? If that's true, maybe I should mount it on a small rock if I want it to plate out. Thanks for the response!

It may plate out yes but it will encrust a lot as well. The best advice i can give you, is to mount it to a separate rock and place it on the sand bed. Otherwise it will tend to take over the aquacscape eventually.

 

[Ocelaris]

Not a great picture, but this is one month later. Camera phone doesn't do justice to the electric blue edges. This is under basically 12k like light at the end of the day (just 2 bulbs).

 

[rossco]

It's a super blue picture, but you can see both the encrusting and plating in this picture. The ricordia on the left stopped the growth that direction, but it went up and over the Oregon Mummy Eye chalice on the right. That will be trimmed soon. You can also see a plating "leaf" coming toward the front on the top right.

 

[Chris86]

It's a super blue picture, but you can see both the encrusting and plating in this picture. The ricordia on the left stopped the growth that direction, but it went up and over the Oregon Mummy Eye chalice on the right. That will be trimmed soon. You can also see a plating "leaf" coming toward the front on the top right.

Wow that's really neat. Thanks for sharing. I hope mine does some playing like this.