Over stocking coral

[Reef Pilot]

What about at the bases, where they like to spread? How do you trim that when on the live rock?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

What about at the bases, where they like to spread? How do you trim that when on the live rock?

Once the base is sufficiently attached, they don't tend to grow much more. I have seen some overly encrust, but that, IMO, is not typical. My largest colonies have less than a 2" base.

[Proteus]

Ok thanks I was just wondering about water displacment and weather ther was a gallon per inch ratio

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Once the base is sufficiently attached, they don't tend to grow much more. I have seen some overly encrust, but that, IMO, is not typical. My largest colonies have less than a 2" base.

Yeah, that seems to be the case with the longer sticks, but I also have some Cyphastrea Japonica and a Sunset Monti that is spreading pretty good.

[Rogue951]

make sure u have a good skimmer lol....
and don't ever make them all slime at once.

Monti's are spreaders. I have red cap all over my tank cause once it starts, short of kalk pasting it, it'll keep growing.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Rogue951

make sure u have a good skimmer lol....
and don't ever make them all slime at once.

#1 especially true if you ignore #2

[Proteus]

I have good equipment. And try very hard to keep params in check.