fragile montipora

FishFamily · #1 03/03/2005, 05:21 PM

I have some montipora digitata that has been growing very well in my tank. But when I rearranged the tank I bumped it a few times and peices broke off very easily. I saw someone frag a coral and they had to use considerable force. I have calcium in the 500 range, what would cause the coral to be so fragile?

Thunnus · #2 03/03/2005, 05:23 PM

That is nothing unusual. Most SPS are alot more fragile than they look. Just dont bump into it!

hokiefish · #3 03/03/2005, 05:42 PM

My digitat are very fragile as well. I think that is one of the reasons they grow so fast. They dont build as dense of skelatons as some of the other acros.

45commando · #4 03/03/2005, 06:14 PM

Hope you started frags with the pieces that broke off?

FishFamily · #5 03/03/2005, 06:41 PM

Yeah, That stuff grows like a weed.

Mr James · #6 03/08/2005, 10:59 AM

I found that if they are mounted near higher flow, they tend to grow a little more dense than their less-flow brothers.

atzak · #7 03/08/2005, 11:18 AM

they break easy when you don't want them to, but if you want to frag it, it will take considerable force