How Do You Get Monti To Grow Like A Flower

[MHG]

I always see flat frags of monti. I have seen tanks with big flat monties like a laying a uncooked pizza on top of the rocks. Yet lots of FTS's with a flower like growth. How is that done?

 

[colesreef]

I am not positive but I think its the flow. I have several but the ones closer to a power head have more curl. mine are not old enough for a full flower look yet but they are getting more layered looking. good luck

 

[MHG]

I saw a LFT took a disk and cut it like a pizza and jammed the points into s limp of epoxy. I assume that would grow it in layers...

 

[fishguy597]

I always thought they were two different types of montis . One plating and one cuping. , could be wrong .

 

[MammothReefer]

Just flow my starting growing flat the sprouted another layer and is coning

 

[Haksar]

Bump..always wanted to know this.My orange monti has grown 7-8 inches on the rock flat as a pizza.But I have a green monti almost a level above the DSB and it has started to cone.Flow on this is less compared to the orange monti.Also have a purple monti close to the pump so far no coning yet still growing flat.

 

[007Bond]

Are you talking the difference between encrusting and/or scrolling/plating Monti's?

 

[bulareefer]

It is flow however when they get so big they are going to cup anyway im not sure how to get the small cup like form i would think really high flow

 

[MHG]

Are you talking the difference between encrusting and/or scrolling/plating Monti's?

you tell me... I just always see freags labeled monti cap. If there are different kinds then that is the answer

 

[Shells4]

that is a good question. I've been wondering that also. My husband has 3 purple rim/green monte frags from the same parent colony. One is getting the different layers and looks like a flower and 2 are staying flat like a pizza. They all appear to get the same amount of flow. The flowering one he has glued to his overflow box and it is closer to the light. So is it the light or the direction of the flow that is making a difference? I would really like to know because I would like some flowering orange monte cap in my tank.

 

[007Bond]

you tell me... I just always see freags labeled monti cap. If there are different kinds then that is the answer

Here are some fellows that have answered the same question. With pictures.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2091231&highlight=scrolling+montipora

 

[MHG]

OK? so wich ones grow flat like pizzas?

 

[NVfishman]

the best cupping Capricornis monti. Many others cup like a cabbage but not to the extent as the capriconnis . Usually orange or green.

Pancake type are
Seasons Greetings
tyree flowerpetal

aquituberculata
undata
pink sandollar
verrocosa
confusa (cupping and plating)
danae (sunset, Pokerstar, Rainbow)

It also depends alittle on the room availble and the light the coral recieves

 

[MHG]

After doing some research I guess the question is better "how do you keep it FROM growing flat?"

 

[smccart22]

Strategically place it from the time its a frag and keep adding another different height variant for it to either encrust up or start going down, i forget where i saw someone do it but he was doing it with different sized frag disks, also different shapes and angles

 

[allsps40]

Its all in the flow, the more flow the better.

 

[Tater11]

its all in the flow, the more flow the better.

+1

 

[sanchoy]

Small cup are unlikely. Bigger ones will curl with flow

 

[brob22]

great thread

monties definately look better with layers