Help with red/ orange monti cap

[foundnemo11]

The other day I got some marine epoxy to secure corals. When putting it under the monti I had to press down on the top of it to secure it. I tried to be gentle but I think I messed up the tissue. There it a white spot ( half of a dime in size) right in the middle.

My question is, will it come back or get worse. I'm kinda new to sps corals.

 

[tripdad]

Unless you really crushed it ,it should be ok. Might take a couple days to a couple weeks.

 

[scar79]

So long as the tank is growing SPS, it should heal right up. Worst case, you get a dead spot and it'll encrust back over that. Monti caps seem to be one of the tougher SPS

 

[foundnemo11]

Ok i was thinking thay but just wanted to make sure theres nothing i should do about it. Thanks guys

 

[nogascans]

been there, done that before.

What I have learned to do is take a bit of the epoxy, and rub it until it sticks to on rock where i want it to go, and do the same on the bottom of coral in question. Then, when I do press the coral into position, the two sections of epoxy seem to adhere much easier without undue pressure on the "good part" of the coral.

Sincerely,

David

 

[SantaMonica]

I do the two part method too.

It's neat to watch the caps grow right up and over the epoxy.

 

[SantaMonica]

RC seems to be double posting.