How to control a Sunset Monti

[Curtie44]

I was wondering what the best way would be to control a Sunset Monti from completely taking over. My Sunset has covered the rock it is on and is encroaching on neighboring rocks. Removing the rock it is on is not an option without an entire aquascape rearrangement. Are there any corals out there that "win" when they battle with a Sunset Monti? So far, everything that it has come in contact with has been killed or over run...with the exception of aiptasia

 

[Finland]

I feel for you. Mine has encrusted all the way around a few of the rpe's, but doesn't stand a chance with the orange encrusting unknown. Won't be too terrible long until it starts getting into the Hawkins. Then I break out the kalk paste to keep it at bay
http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/Finland3/resized-1_zpsbf1da051.jpg?t=1364069418

 

[Louy99]

I guess you can frag the hell out of it and replace holes with rubble or branching rock.

 

[Epicreefer]

Turning off your flow and burning it by placing kalk slurry would work also I saw a thread on high power lasers, like 2w, for aptasia that would probably also kill sps in a very localized manner. Placing lps near it would work, favias and acans will win but could become an issue themselves in a year. Zoanthids could work too.

 

[xxxduke62xxx]

Cover it with epoxy and crazy glue

 

[ricordo]

chisel off some pieces and sell the frags

 

[mc-cro]

plumbers putty, or if you have some aggressive coral like pavona. a chip of pavona will kill anything.

 

[chessmanmark]

I created a barrier with some AquaMend. Once it covered the AquaMend I chiseled that off, fragged it into multiple pieces and sold them.

I also have a Superman Monti next to a Pavona. The Pavona wins against everything. I originally wanted the Pavona to keep the Monti in check, however now the Pavona is becoming the problem.

 

[MammothReefer]

I push a razor blade into mine and it pops off the rock in chunks then to those into frags.

 

[kien]

I surround/cage mine with a ring of epoxy and when the monti completely encrusts the epoxy I break off pieces of the epoxy and sell as frags. Damn Sunset Monti weeds!! #FirstWorldReefingProblems :lol:

 

[Pederreefnerd]

Just put Acros arround it, when these 2 corals fight, Acros win... Yes


Good luck

Peder