When your coral reaches the top of the water?

[hawk82]

So what do you do when your coral grows so big it reaches the surface of the water? I have a big green finger leather, it was one of my first corals. Im so proud of it, its gotten huge! I have a 40 breeder, and its about midway up in the tank, its got so big its at the surface now. Will it grow out along the surface since it has no room to grow up anymore? I would like to get a bigger tank upgrade, but thats out of the question right now. Oh and I couldnt even think about cutting it or fragging it.

 

[T-J]

Oh and I couldnt even think about cutting it or fragging it.

Honestly it's that or get a bigger tank.

I've seen some tanks with SPS where they let them grow out of the water a little, but not with a leather.

 

[smartin]

Can you post a pic? I would love to see this beast. Grown out leathers are one of my favorite corals.

 

[hawk82]

Ill get a pic of it tomorrow, oh and its ok if leathers are touching? My pink finger leather dosent grow as fast as the green one, and the green one is sort of into his space now, not touching yet, but almost.

 

[fish farmer]

I have a nepthia that grows to the surface. The exposed part blackens. I hack off large parts of it to keep it maintained. It's what I have to do.

 

[hawk82]

Heres some pictures of it, wouldnt ya know it today it dosent seem as big haha.

 

[Ferrell]

My toadstool grew right to the top and is now growing outward. Have never trimmed, it’s Out of the water a bit at times but doesnt seem worse for wear

 

[Paul B]

They just bend over and grow at the surface. Gorgonians do that to as they grow very quickly. They won't grow up your walls.

 

[Timfish]

You could do a little reaquascaping and lower the rock it's attached to as well as rotate the rock so the foot is close to the sand. The finger will adjust to the new location and position pretty quickly.

 

[Grallster]

Right. Move it to the sandbed

 

[mfinn]

I have a large finger leather that has grown to the waters surface a while back. It just lays over at the top and is perfectly fine.
I have no intention of moving it. It's very happy where it's at.

 

[Coxey81]

So what do you do when your coral grows so big it reaches the surface of the water? I have a big green finger leather, it was one of my first corals. Im so proud of it, its gotten huge! I have a 40 breeder, and its about midway up in the tank, its got so big its at the surface now. Will it grow out along the surface since it has no room to grow up anymore? I would like to get a bigger tank upgrade, but thats out of the question right now. Oh and I couldnt even think about cutting it or fragging

Heres some pictures of it, wouldnt ya know it today it dosent seem as big haha.

Oh wow, how long have you had it?

I'm thinking about getting one soon, but curious how fast they typically grow.

 

[hawk82]

Oh wow, how long have you had it?

I'm thinking about getting one soon, but curious how fast they typically grow.

Its right around 2 years now. This is how big it was when I first got it, just to give you an idea.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Time to take a trim off the top. Lol.
D

 

[GK3]

So what do you do when your coral grows so big it reaches the surface of the water? I have a big green finger leather, it was one of my first corals. Im so proud of it, its gotten huge! I have a 40 breeder, and its about midway up in the tank, its got so big its at the surface now. Will it grow out along the surface since it has no room to grow up anymore? I would like to get a bigger tank upgrade, but thats out of the question right now. Oh and I couldnt even think about cutting it or fragging it.

You have reached the top level of coral keeping, you maxed out, highest level, there is no more, game over. Or just get a taller tank.

also - picture or it didn’t happen.

 

[hawk82]

You have reached the top level of coral keeping, you maxed out, highest level, there is no more, game over. Or just get a taller tank.

also - picture or it didn’t happen.

pictures a few posts up

 

[outhouse]

So what do you do when your coral grows so big it reaches the surface of the water?

Get a bigger tank, then if it reaches the top, call yourself a professional and sell frags to your reef shop for salt and other supplies.

 

[damsels are not mean]

I have a leather that stopped growing that branch of the colony when the tip got to about 1" below the surface.

 

[fishguy242]

hi,nice,agree frag,trade sell frags ,spread the love...

 

[Reefstick555]

My vote... bigger tank. I will find any reason to say this. Letting it grow is fine too... or fragging it for trade and sale. But a bigger tank is just more fun.