Growing Montipora on back wall

jachrist · 01/26/2017, 11:23 AM

I am looking into adding some montipora frags to the back glass of my aquarium. I have a 50 gallon breeder and currently just let algae grow on the back wall for my fish to nip at. I was wondering if anybody has some pictures of how they have put montipora or any other kinds of SPS on the glass and how they went about doing this?

Any information or opinions on doing this is appreciated, thanks

JonezNReef · 01/27/2017, 04:03 PM

Just glue the frags to the glass where you want them to grow and keep you water parameters in check and it will grow in no time. I had some grow on the glass on the bottom of my tank ( my tank was BB) I don't have any pictures but it can and will grow on anything you put it on just about

farfromsea · 01/27/2017, 04:19 PM

I always have a hard time gluing stuff lol so I got these magnetic frag plugs. I really like them and recommend it!

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jachrist · 01/28/2017, 01:37 AM

Thanks for the input. I don't really want to glue the coral straight to the glass as I've read issues with it falling off.. Where did you buy your magnetic frag plugs at?

farfromsea · 01/28/2017, 07:57 PM

http://www.aquacave.com/ocean-wonder...sks-4-pcs.html

Check your glass thickness!

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TNT32D · 02/02/2017, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farfromsea

http://www.aquacave.com/ocean-wonder...sks-4-pcs.html

Check your glass thickness!

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Nice! Thank you!

jachrist · 02/03/2017, 01:22 PM

yes thanks! Anyone have any pics of using them or any corals growing off glass?

farfromsea · 02/06/2017, 01:56 AM

Hope these are big enough i am in Tapatalk. This is GSP so you know not as demonstrative as if it were a stony coral but you can see the magnet plug. Ignore the uglies of the tank haha still a work in progress....

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mlew · 02/06/2017, 02:10 PM

I hadn't seen those before. I was always hesitant about gluing corals to the back wall due to the weight once they started growing. Going to have to try these!

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01/26/2017, 11:23 AM	#1
jachrist Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Nebraska Posts: 87	Growing Montipora on back wall I am looking into adding some montipora frags to the back glass of my aquarium. I have a 50 gallon breeder and currently just let algae grow on the back wall for my fish to nip at. I was wondering if anybody has some pictures of how they have put montipora or any other kinds of SPS on the glass and how they went about doing this? Any information or opinions on doing this is appreciated, thanks

01/27/2017, 04:03 PM	#2
JonezNReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Florida Posts: 782	Just glue the frags to the glass where you want them to grow and keep you water parameters in check and it will grow in no time. I had some grow on the glass on the bottom of my tank ( my tank was BB) I don't have any pictures but it can and will grow on anything you put it on just about __________________ "I chop up animals and glue them to rocks" Current Tank Info: System 1 Mixed Reef: 180g DT,180g Fuge, 120g Sump http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2611735

02/06/2017, 01:56 AM	#8
farfromsea Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 549	Growing Montipora on back wall Hope these are big enough i am in Tapatalk. This is GSP so you know not as demonstrative as if it were a stony coral but you can see the magnet plug. Ignore the uglies of the tank haha still a work in progress.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/27/2017, 04:19 PM	#3
farfromsea Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 549	I always have a hard time gluing stuff lol so I got these magnetic frag plugs. I really like them and recommend it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/28/2017, 01:37 AM	#4
jachrist Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Nebraska Posts: 87	Thanks for the input. I don't really want to glue the coral straight to the glass as I've read issues with it falling off.. Where did you buy your magnetic frag plugs at?

01/28/2017, 07:57 PM	#5
farfromsea Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 549	http://www.aquacave.com/ocean-wonder...sks-4-pcs.html Check your glass thickness! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02/03/2017, 01:22 PM	#7
jachrist Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Nebraska Posts: 87	yes thanks! Anyone have any pics of using them or any corals growing off glass?

02/06/2017, 02:10 PM	#9
mlew Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 50	I hadn't seen those before. I was always hesitant about gluing corals to the back wall due to the weight once they started growing. Going to have to try these! Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk