Pruning vs Relocation

[CastAway]

I think because of the flow it receives, the growth tips of my Cali Tort seem to be pointing directly towards my lemonade, like they're reeds in the wind.

I value the lemonade more and want to protect it. So, I'm getting ready to cut the Cali.

Do I just cut the tips that seem to be headed directly at the other, or, is it inevitable there will always be issues and try and relocate the whole Cali colony?

 

[dbl]

I see a Cali Tort frag sale in Jeff's future! If it's growing well where it is and the only issue is the growth direction, I would just frag it away from the lemonade. Just my opinion.

 

[Salty1962]

I see a Cali Tort frag sale in Jeff's future! If it's growing well where it is and the only issue is the growth direction, I would just frag it away from the lemonade. Just my opinion.

+1, it would also potentially cause your Tort to have better growth patterns.

 

[CastAway]

I'll just clip the branches aimed directly at the lemonade then. Easy enough. Astonishing the apparent effect of flow on different species. Hope the growth pattern "improves".

THANKS GUYS!

 

[sawdonkey]

If you don't want to sell/ give the frag you cut away, you can always glue it right back onto the colony. When I've had a colony shading another coral r growing into it, I've cut the whole top of a colony off, repositioned it, and glued it back on the base. It will grow over the glue point.