Show us your monti's! [Archive]

Reef bloke

17-08-06, 21:02

Just bought myself a nice encrusting Monti today,a lovely blue with green polyps.Ive notice over on the yanky forums they like to show off their colourful monti's so i thought id start a thread so we can show ours!
Doesnt matter if they are platingIcapricornis etc),encrusting(Danae etc) or finger(Digitata) just bring em on.Lets do the U.k proud!
If this thread becomes popular perhaps we can have a sticky mods?Maybe an Acro pics thread too?
Heres my efforts,excuse the camera skills and Bryopsis here and there lol.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/Monti 1.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/monti2b.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/monti3.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/monti4.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/xm20s.jpg

dan-the-man

17-08-06, 21:07

Didnt you have a lovely red digitata Tony? :p

Reef bloke

17-08-06, 21:14

Lol,wish i did have or a vivid orange.That blue Danae has actually got very nice red polys but they were retracted at the time of the photo.

dan-the-man

17-08-06, 21:15

Hmmmm I've seen one on here I'm sure..... Come on, who has the bright red digi?!?! :p

Lovely montis pal, very nice :o:)

johnski

17-08-06, 21:37

heres my little monti, excuse the camera skills , i'm pants at taking photos

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/montiJohnski.JPG

peterp

17-08-06, 21:47

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/Monti 23 05 06 (665 x 499).jpg

Reef bloke

17-08-06, 21:48

Thats a nice pastel shade John,its polyping out really well!Very nice trio you have there Peter!

steviejasp

17-08-06, 21:53

heres a couple of frags i got from fishman in January
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/greenmonti.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/redmonti.jpg

Reef bloke

17-08-06, 21:56

Blimey thats some serious growth!What lighting are you using stevie?I see you have a couple of encrusting jobbies that are the same as the top two in my pics too.

steviejasp

17-08-06, 21:59

ive got a single 250w giesemann 14500k, two actinics in a series 3.
Yes mate, blue/green polyps and an all purple one, got them last weekend. Cost too much but i fell in love, how about yours?

johnski

17-08-06, 22:05

Thats a nice pastel shade John,its polyping out really well

cheers , reef bloke, but its nothing to some i'm seeing on this thread, absolutely gorgeous, are these montis thats in the pics readily available in the uk.

reef bloke , whats that in pic 4 of yours

Reef bloke

17-08-06, 22:31

Got the blue/green this week,got the blue/red polyps from a member.Not cheap lol.Shame you werent closer id swap i bit of my blue digi fo a bit of your green or orange ones.
Lights wise i have two 20k 250 watt XM's, 10k reeflux 250 watt,two T8 actinics and two 5 foot T5 actinics in a megatwin.

Reef bloke

17-08-06, 22:33

Yes John all readily available here and there,pic 4 is a monti i believe but not sure what sub species.

steviejasp

17-08-06, 22:36

In the near future i will frag a bit of them and we could meet up half way if you like?
Ive also got a lilac coloured one with white polyps but the bastids gone all brown:mad: , but in the last few days im convinced i can see a bit of colour coming back:D

Reef bloke

17-08-06, 22:41

see how it goes mate,when your happy they are a nice size to frag give us a shout and we will have to meet up.

peterp

17-08-06, 23:10

Yes John all readily available here and there,pic 4 is a monti i believe but not sure what sub species.

Not sure but looks like a plating form of pavona to me.
pete

Reef bloke

17-08-06, 23:16

Ill look into it mate,was sold as a monti cap but did have upward growth as well as out.It does have the tiny montipora like polyps though.

Reef bloke

17-08-06, 23:25

Looking again i think it might be a Montipora Undata or confusa.

peterp

18-08-06, 00:10

Looking again i think it might be a Montipora Undata or confusa.

Agree with possibility of undata or still could be pavona.
But so what great coral all the same whatever it’s called.
pete

Reef bloke

18-08-06, 00:54

lol,i like your style Pete!

Dave_P

18-08-06, 09:41

Heres my efforts,excuse the camera skills and Bryopsis here and there lol.

AFAIK you were going to get a lettuce slug to eat the Bryopsis. Did you get one, if so is there any improvement?

I am starting to get it at the moment :(.

Dave

simon garratt

18-08-06, 09:54

Montipora Undata from my old system..

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/Montipora undata frag.jpg

Regards

Si.

SPS Hoover

18-08-06, 10:12

AFAIK you were going to get a lettuce slug to eat the Bryopsis. Did you get one, if so is there any improvement?

I am starting to get it at the moment :(.

Dave

Dave yes i can confirm they do work on bryopsis i currently have some they start on the patch and don't move away untill its gone from that area.

Will

18-08-06, 10:25

some out of my old tank

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/2005_10140017.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/5d2bb878.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/2006_0721Image0009.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/2006_0721Image0013.jpg

Tristan

18-08-06, 10:30

These are really nice guys! i wish i could get montis like that over here!

Where do you guys get these from?

simon garratt

18-08-06, 10:38

Mine came via SpSHoover by way of STM.

Tristan

18-08-06, 10:51

I have mailordered coral but i never end up getting the nice stuff!!

Some of it is beggining to colour up under my new lights so i might have nice montis soon!

Havana104

18-08-06, 20:36

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/IMG_1613_1.JPGhttp://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/IMG_1612_1.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/IMG_1610_1.JPG

Reef bloke

18-08-06, 20:40

Woo hoo,hotting up,there are some fantastic monti's there.
As for the lettuce slugs,i have three from fishman.They settle near the bryopsis but hard to guage how much is being consumed at the mo as they seem slow workers.
Tony

fishman

18-08-06, 21:00

give them time tony when they go they will go and soon there will be no more:o

Reef bloke

18-08-06, 21:09

I gave them a 'team slug' talking too this morning so im hoping theyre gonna get their act together soon.I had visions of em flying around the tank like kids in a sweet shop at first lol.It would seem they definately like to work at their own pace he he.

Dave_P

18-08-06, 22:32

Not much of patch on some of previous, but here goes

http://www.suttonreef.co.uk/image_bucket/img_2189.gif

Had some tissue loss on this after about a week of putting in the tank. It seems to be recovering itself. Also it turned from brown to a purple/brown and the main growth areas purple.

http://www.suttonreef.co.uk/image_bucket/img_2156.gif

I have frags of this all over the tank, grows like wild fire.

http://www.suttonreef.co.uk/image_bucket/img_2184.gif

One of my originals from Fishman Frags.

http://www.suttonreef.co.uk/image_bucket/img_2163.gif

Picked this up from LFS the other week, the picture doesn't do it justice, the colour isn't right. Should be a bright pink.

continued....

Dave_P

18-08-06, 22:35

When I picked this one up from a fellow reefer, he said it was sky blue. But turned brown in his tank. Hopefully fingers crossed it might change back in mine.

http://www.suttonreef.co.uk/image_bucket/img_2177.gif

and my original plating monti, still growing well.

http://www.suttonreef.co.uk/image_bucket/img_2183.gif

Think I have got a few too many plating monti i my tank :eek: Didn't realise that they grew so big.

Dave

Gav Cornwall

18-08-06, 23:19

some out of my old tank

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/2005_10140017.jpg

Thats very nice..........oohhh look .. !! *snap*

killi

19-08-06, 01:57

whats bryopsis

Reef bloke

19-08-06, 02:05

Its a green feather type algae that grows in tufts.Doesnt seem to care if you low Nitrate or Phosphate and most fish and inverts find it unattractive to eat.It possibly contains toxic substances to put em off.
Once it starts to grow it can get out of control and grow over and shade out corals.Heres a pic
http://www.aquariusaquarium.org/tp_life/tp_pics/bryopsis/bryopsis3.jpg

killi

19-08-06, 02:15

thanks for that reef bloke if you dont ask you dont find out

Dudsey

19-08-06, 10:05

My token efforts

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/DSC_0049 parent.JPG

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/DSC_0067 pareent.JPG

AntsReef

19-08-06, 11:51

Hi all,
my Green Monti Cap....
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j60/AntsReef/GreenMontiMarch2006.jpg

rgds,
Anthony

jacksok

19-08-06, 14:41

A couple of shots copied over from my tank thread.

This green plating monster is M. florida which is swamping the fluorescent green M. undata behind it, and about to do the same to the two purple M.mollis corals each side.
http://www.thereef.info/montipora_florida-20060715.jpg

This is a closer shot of one those M.mollis corals.
http://www.thereef.info/montipora_mollis-20060715.jpg

Keith

Reef bloke

19-08-06, 15:30

Superb everyone!What lighting are you running Keith?Those monti's are to die for!

mark97r6

20-08-06, 15:13

Great Montis everyone, they are my favs.
Will get some pics up myself.
Just a quickie but what conditions have you all found your encrusting montis favour? High/low light/flow??
cheers guys.

Mark

jacksok

21-08-06, 02:02

Superb everyone!What lighting are you running Keith?Those monti's are to die for!

Three 400w over a 5' tank... Two are 14k (one Coralvue and one Arcadia) and the centre one is 20k Coralvue.

Edit: Forgot to include the two 55w Actinics.

Keith

JJreefer

31-08-06, 00:10

My contribution just to upset the apple cart, showing new growth tips after repositioning and new branch on the lower part starting to form, kept under one T8 marine white and 1 x T8 marine blue no fandangled halide whatsits for me, although im on the lookout for a t5 luminaire :)

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m81/supfly51/monti-1.jpg

AntsReef

31-08-06, 11:16

http://www.suttonreef.co.uk/image_bucket/img_2156.gif

I have frags of this all over the tank, grows like wild fire.

Wouldn't mind a bit of this in my tank Dave......it is my birthday today you know:p

Ant

Dave_P

31-08-06, 17:07

Happy birthday !!!!! :D

You can grab a bit next time you are around, wish you said before as the bit in the photo has just been milliputed in. But no problem I will just break a bit off. :p

As it's your birthday, you can have a red monti frag as well.

Dave

AntsReef

31-08-06, 18:32

steve@ cambridge coral tech

31-08-06, 21:35

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/green monti (Small).JPG
here's one of mine:)

Suk

31-08-06, 22:43

Some gorgeous Monti's there.
My favourites are the Danaes (love the first 2)

Here's my 2 specimens.

Encrusting blue polyped Monti
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/Dsc_0092.jpg

Superman Danae
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/Dsc_0085.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/Dsc_0206.jpg

Close-up of polyps
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/SupermanMontiMacro.jpg

Cheers
:D

Reef bloke

31-08-06, 22:59

Excellent Monti's peeps
You have some smashing Danaes there Suk!
Tony

Gav Cornwall

01-09-06, 12:26

That superman looks more like a rainbow .. Very nice either way ..:cool:

Reefworks

01-09-06, 14:42

jacksok

01-09-06, 22:34

I recognise those corals Keith ;) . Glad they are doing well. I have some new monti's coming up that i think you will like too :D

I've already resigned myself to forking out more £ss for that M.capricornis you keep teasing us with. Is there more? (Just so as I can warn my bank manager...). :rolleyes:

Regards

Keith

mr-jimbo

01-09-06, 23:01

Some nice Monti's there folks..;)

Hey Dave!..its my birthday tomorrow..:D ..

CWD

03-09-06, 15:51

Just aquired this one from GaryM:)

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/DSCN2182 (Medium).JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/DSCN2191 (Medium).JPG

Gav Cornwall

03-09-06, 20:57

Holy moly !! thats nice.!

GaryM

03-09-06, 21:48

Not bad eh!!

Reefworks

05-09-06, 13:48

Do you know what species that is Gary?

Tristan

05-09-06, 15:30

Very interesting! ive never seen one like that before!

Reef bloke

05-09-06, 16:44

Looks like it could be an Undata?

Dave_P

05-09-06, 17:43

or capitata. Although it doesn't look quite right for this.

Dave

CurvBall

05-09-06, 17:54

Great montipora's everybody, some amazing colors. Hope to get some frags from you when I'm ready (whenever that maybe).

Here are some of mine from my old 20G system.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/CurvBall/new_monti.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/CurvBall/75C_Monti_cap_far.jpg
This one colored up to a brilliant lumo green. Will see if I can find a picture of it... I know a few friends who have frags of it;)

GaryM

05-09-06, 18:41

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/DSCN2182%20(Medium).JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/DSCN2191%20(Medium).JPG

Not sure on the species but it is stunning.

rikki

05-09-06, 18:56

:p :p :p :p i want one pleeeeeease.:p :p :p

Reefworks

05-09-06, 19:21

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/DSCN2182%20(Medium).JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/DSCN2191%20(Medium).JPG

Not sure on the species but it is stunning.

Looks like Undata to me although quite different to the 'Undata' that I have! lol

Reefworks

05-09-06, 21:23

Heres one of my favourites:

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/purple capricornis.JPG

This ones coming on nice too:

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/elkhorn monti.JPG

dougdoug

05-09-06, 21:29

dougdoug

05-09-06, 21:29

Heres one of my favourites:

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/purple capricornis.JPG

This ones coming on nice too:

I want one of these too. Pleeeeeeeease.

Gav Cornwall

05-09-06, 23:06

I'm not convinced thats an undata.

Clayton do you have any frags of those 2 ready ?

CWD

05-09-06, 23:18

well i have struggled for the last few days looking for a match and comparing them to the actual animal, i dont think its undata, the polyps are very few and recessed deep into the ridges, but then again it could just be a growth form resulting from the conditions it was grown in. Best match picture wise was verrucosa,(but not for colour) but it could have been a miss idendified speciman:cool:

just have to wait and see how it grows:rolleyes:

Gav Cornwall

06-09-06, 00:02

I would say an encrusting Confussa or Verrucosa.

Dave_P

06-09-06, 01:30

Throw another one in, how about Montipora Palawanensis?

Dave

AntsReef

06-09-06, 10:06

Throw another one in, how about Montipora Palawanensis?

Dave

I see you've been up half the night reading your new books:p

Ant

Dave_P

06-09-06, 10:54

I see you've been up half the night reading your new books:p

Ant

:p:p:p:p

CurvBall

06-09-06, 11:31

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/DSCN2182%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/DSCN2191%20%28Medium%29.JPG

Okay, as my amateur educated guesshttp://zeovit.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif I'm convinced it is M.undata...

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch...0pages/278.htm (http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/201-300/Species%20pages/278.htm)

Corsetts

09-09-06, 09:45

Picked this up yesterday in a LFS, they had loads of stunning Monti's in there. I just wish I had loads of cash :o :D

Couldn't resist this one though, it's purple around the bottom with a few purple polyps as well. I'll get some pics later under the halides

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/Picture 311 (739 x 491).jpg

Suk

09-09-06, 10:16

Corsetts

09-09-06, 10:21

That's a beauty Chris, do they have anymore the same & how much. If so can you give me the details of the lfs please. Defo worth a visit!

The previous Monti looks quite similar to a Monti Capitata that I have. Mine has small purple polyps.

Cheers
:D

Thank you Sir :D

I'm afraid they didn't have anymore of that particular one, but they had some others that I had to agonize over before choosing this one. :)

I'll pm you the name as they're non-sponsors ;)

GOTAREEFTOKEEP

09-09-06, 12:40

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/IMG_1290%20(Medium).JPG

My plating orange
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/IMG_1311%20(Medium).JPG

Green digi frag that comming on

Matt

Corsetts

09-09-06, 16:34

Here's that pic under the halides:

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/Picture 314 (739 x 491).jpg

Tony, I've got to admit I've never been a huge monti fan, but after seeing some of these amazing photos I'm starting to develop a bit of a "monti itch" that seems to need scratching, so as the thread starter I hold you personally responsible for any financial bereavement my wallet may experience as a result of this itch. (invoice on its way for the above piece ;) :D )

Snowsurfer

12-09-06, 23:21

How much do the sort of corals set you back ? Like the one chris has above..

Corsetts

13-09-06, 05:56

Mine was 35.00 (no pound sign on this keyboard ???)

HTH

Snowsurfer

13-09-06, 12:00

Oooo, might try and find a few of those then :)

GOTAREEFTOKEEP

13-09-06, 19:44

My new monti, thinks its going to be green with red polyps when it fully colors up

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/IMG_1420%20(Medium).JPG

Reef bloke

13-09-06, 21:47

Looks like it will be a nice green Undata when it colours up.

darrend

16-09-06, 22:20

hi stunning montis,
i wouldnt mind knowing where you got that stunning piece from too course its reef safe :) my LFS never has anything like that.:( and id be more than willing to travel to find such nice stock
suk i wish youd hurry and grown them encrusting monits :) would be 1st inline for a small frag :)

purple and orange montis looks cracking now suk -thanks

Dave_P

16-09-06, 22:45

Monti cap, was pink when I bought has now turned orange with pink polyps. Although I think it will change back to pink as I am just starting to see pink in the orange.

http://www.suttonreef.co.uk/image_bucket/img_2239.gif

Dave

Gav Cornwall

17-09-06, 16:04

It looks nice orange if you ask me, nice contrast with the pink polyps. :)

Nikolai

07-06-08, 01:43

I know its old but any chance of some update pics from those who posted and also anymore for anymore......and yes I do like Montiporas........lol

SCOOB

04-08-08, 05:18

bump? :)

Silverreef

04-08-08, 17:45

Here's some;

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/mounties.jpg

Regards

Steve

Silverreef

04-08-08, 20:45

Sorry, thought I read Mounties, not Monti's.

:D:D:D:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Regards

Steve

Miserable lot:rolleyes:

morey

04-08-08, 20:50

Not the best picture but here are mine.

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/montis.jpg

Screwloose

06-08-08, 21:20

here is a couple of mine :D

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/2008_0806_142424.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/2008_0806_142541.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/2008_0618_140231(1).jpg

cheers