Nice Monti Tabling

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  1. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    Bad azz...in my little 90 with all the rock..mine dont get much of a chance..gotta keep frag'n em down.. Very nice..envy : )
     
    lillys Grandad, Jun 9, 2012
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  2. cgarner

    cgarner Skunk Shrimp

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    Not the best picture. Any tips are welcome.

    They have been in my tank about 4 hours.

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    cgarner, Jun 13, 2012
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  3. cgarner

    cgarner Skunk Shrimp

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    slightly better pic.

    Vivid's Ultimate Purple Cap
    Green Apple Cap

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  4. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    Be careful with placement, they can grow very fast and shade your corals, so lower in the tank can be preferable. Past that, more indirect flow can help promote more tabling.

    Your green apple looks like a Montipora confusa (I could be wrong, there are a ton of variants of montipora and I'm not the best at IDs) These grow even slower than caps and look at this.

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    Thatgrimguy, Jun 13, 2012
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  5. cgarner

    cgarner Skunk Shrimp

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    Thanks. The e-mail I received from the vendor had the Vivid's Ultimate Purple Cap labeled as Montipora capricornus and the Green Apple Cap as Montipora sp.
     
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  6. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    sp. means they don't know the exact type of monti either.
     
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  7. United417

    United417 Bristle Worm

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    LG what an incredible tank!i am just catching the SPS bug...
     
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    United417 Bristle Worm

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    that goes for you too Grimguy!incredible setup.
     
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  9. dskyers

    dskyers Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Very nice can't wait till mine do that. I just got the bug PE is staring to look a lot nicer than bubbles on rics these days lol
    Here's a pic of a big scroll I got. And a orange monti up top hope in year it gets big like your guys Has great pe now.its beautiful was going to cut it but not anymore!
     

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