New yellow/purple Monti
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miracles38
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It's beautiful!
650-IS350
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Nothing meant at ya really Gresh. I just wanted to let the guy know that to most people it may seem common.. but if it makes the owner happy and looks beautiful in his/her tank then it makes it special... you know what I mean ? 
Shoot I don't have that piece in my tank, care to give a fellow reefer a piece :lol:
CharlesV
Shoot I don't have that piece in my tank, care to give a fellow reefer a piece :lol:
CharlesV
FWIW they tend to be a finicky one as far as color goes. Many tend to brown out, but grow insanely. I've found keeping them higher keeps more color. Flow is critical IME as well.I just wanted it to be clear I wasn't poo poo'ing his coral as regardless of commanality (word?) it's a great coral. I typically don't buy something due to it being rare, but rather does it look good to me
mcurl98
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Thanks again. The piece is quite large. The plan is to chop it up and put it in various parts of the tank to see where it does best. It is also my experience that my montis grow and look best in high flow areas. I should have plenty to share in the future.
The piece is a rock about 7 inches by 3 inches-probably about 3 inches thick. I was thinking of borrowing my friends wet saw to cut it up. I was also considering trying to find a grit type blade for my sawzall to do the job. I'd like to break it down to about 4-5 pieces. Any advice?
The piece is a rock about 7 inches by 3 inches-probably about 3 inches thick. I was thinking of borrowing my friends wet saw to cut it up. I was also considering trying to find a grit type blade for my sawzall to do the job. I'd like to break it down to about 4-5 pieces. Any advice?
like Gresh said, it can be finicky about coloring up. Give it some time if it browns out, or if it hasn't colored up that much yet. Our piece almost doubled in size before finally coloring up to a nice yellow with a field of rich purple polyps. It should encrust pretty well for ya, in your "test spots" . Definitely a nice score
. Definitely a nice score
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otterpop510
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got one similar to that (yellow/more bluish polyps), but agreed that it's kinda finicky.. most montis grow great in my tank, but that one i'm still trying to find a spot it really likes..
nice pics, if you can keep a healthy specimen like that with coloration and PE, that is a nice find!
nice pics, if you can keep a healthy specimen like that with coloration and PE, that is a nice find!
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9819806#post9819806 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Unarce
Did you get that from me, Tom?
Sorry Karl, but nope.. this one is way too "common" for your tank
. We got this from Tropical Paradise (or whatever it was being called at the time ), back towards the beginning of this year, I think it was. It is a real stunner of a coral, but no LE or other name attached to it.
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