Removing a monti from rock

[Briskee]

I have a red monti that I'm hoping to remove from the rock. There's a fair bit of algae growing on this rock I want to remove. Any recommendation on the least stressful way to remove the monti? I'd like to keep it, if possible.

 

[exnisstech]

Looks like a plating monti. No way short or breaking it off that I'm aware of.

 

[BudgetR33f]

You could break the tiny piece of rock it’s actually attached to and keep that

 

[kevgib67]

They are kinga like potato chips, try to break as large of pieces as you can and glue the underside to a frag plug.

 

[DanyL]

You can try to squeeze a screwdriver or a knife between the plate and the rock - depending how much it encrusted over the rock, it sometimes can work pretty well.

But I also wouldn’t be afraid to break it apart to multiple pieces, just glue them all right next to each other and they’ll merge into a single scrolling plate in no time.

 

[Briskee]

You can try to squeeze a screwdriver or a knife between the plate and the rock - depending how much it encrusted over the rock, it sometimes can work pretty well.

But I also wouldn’t be afraid to break it apart to multiple pieces, just glue them all right next to each other and they’ll merge into a single scrolling plate in no time.

Wouldn't that damage the monti?

 

[DanyL]

Wouldn't that damage the monti?

If anything, it’ll increase the perimeter which would make grow faster.

 

[Briskee]

Got it removed, had to sacrifice some, but overall not bad.