SPS Colonies Growing on the Glass

[childress5tyler]

I'm starting up a 28 gallon Deep Blue rimless SPS reef and am considering going bare on the bottom to maximize flow. I think that it would also be cool to grow some colonies on the bottom glass and along the wall. Sorry if already posted but I'd love to see some photos of your colonies growing on the glass, just for some ideas.

Thanks,
Tyler

 

[Led reef]

Good


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[nemodan]

Look the center/ left of the tank back wall. Purple Monti and then an orange one (don't remember name)

 

[childress5tyler]

Look the center/ left of the tank back wall. Purple Monti and then an orange one (don't remember name)

Looking great! Thanks for the reply.

 

[childress5tyler]

Good


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Good idea or just good? haha

 

[Led reef]

i don't let it grow in mine glass will damage mine glass. But good it grow


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[childress5tyler]

i don't let it grow in mine glass will damage mine glass. But good it grow


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Beautiful tank!

 

[Nick92515]

Wow

 

[crawlerman]

How do you get it started on the glass? I wouldn't think leaving a magnet there permanently would be good. Won't that leach metals into your water eventually? There was someone on here that had a red planet that encrusted onto the glass. It put out a huge base before growing out, like dinner plate huge. Was really cool.

 

[childress5tyler]

My plan is to have ~18 4-6" colonies in my new 28 gallon Deep Blue rimless. I don't plan to use sand so I can utilize the bottom glass, the side walls (except the front), and the overflow. Hopefully it doesn't look too chaotic!

 

[frogspawn74]

Not a dinner plate.

 

[childress5tyler]

Not a dinner plate.

Nice, is this Red Planet?

 

[crawlerman]

Not a dinner plate.

Im a fisherman, so everything naturally gets bigger when I tell stories. Same reason all of my fish that get away are always the biggest.

 

[childress5tyler]

Im a fisherman, so everything naturally gets bigger when I tell stories. Same reason all of my fish that get away are always the biggest.

Still looks like a very big colony to me!

 

[pwwfish]

How do you get it started on the glass? I wouldn't think leaving a magnet there permanently would be good. Won't that leach metals into your water eventually? There was someone on here that had a red planet that encrusted onto the glass. It put out a huge base before growing out, like dinner plate huge. Was really cool.

I've been using gel super glue in combination with coral putty. I mount all new frags to small plugs and cut off the end. Flat plug will give you a larger surface for gluing. Works great for me.

 

[frogspawn74]

Nice, is this Red Planet?

Yes it is.