Recommendations for encrusting corals for overflow?

[benjc]

Any recommendations for SPS that will encrust onto a vertical acrylic surface. I'd like to glue/epoxy some frags onto my overflow and looking for suggestions. My preferences are for easier and colorful options. Thanks in advance.

 

[leveldrummer]

Chalices grow verticle on rock walls in the wild I believe.

If you want something that branches out, some of the Montipora species that branch would work great, or if you want something that will just grow along the overflow, then the encrusting montis will alsowork great. lots of colors to choose too.

 

[GroktheCube]

I've also seen Hydnophora on an overflow box, which was pretty cool too.

 

[Arkayology]

Put an encrusting monti on it. My sunset monti puts out about 1'' a month. Your overflow will be covered in no time.

 

[Fishmommy]

I was thinking about doing this also - will it be difficult to remove later if I so choose?

 

[Finland]

I was thinking about doing this also - will it be difficult to remove later if I so choose?

Yes, it is somewhat a pain to remove. Plan on scraping it off with no frags. I had a monti grow 1/2 way up my overflow and when I took that tank down, I spent a lot of time scraping.

 

[benjc]

Thanks, it sounds like a couple of montis may make their way onto my overflow. I'll keep clear of chalices; for some reason, they are one of the few corals I can't seem to keep. Any recommendations for encrusting corals that also branch out that I could put on the overflow as well?

 

[Finland]

Off hand, I can't think of any branching corals that may encrust up an overflow, but monti caps will encrust up an overflow and plate out.

 

[maikoa02]

I have a sunset monti that's growing out of control and also a setosa that's growing up and out front.

 

[loganlemaster]

I thought meteor shower on an overflow would look cool.

 

[dadummy]

encrusting monti , cyphastrea , leptastrea