stresco
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Can someone tell me the best way to mount Montipora Digita frags?
Mounting Montys
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reefrunner69
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Superglue gel.
stresco
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Do i mount them laying flat or try to stand them up like a branching tree? Do i have to scrape off any of the flesh before i use the glue?
ccCapt
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I just used a nice blob of super glue gel and mount them straight up. I don't do anything to the frag or the peice of lr I use to mount it on, but I try to use a small piece of rock that has a little hole or cervice and put the glue in there.
stresco
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kool thanks. 
Ill take some pics, of the mounting and the finished project.
Ill take some pics, of the mounting and the finished project.
stresco
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Here are the Mounting Pics...i have know idea what order they are going to upload in but im sure you can figure it out.
stresco
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Ack lets try that again:
stresco
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Sorry about the quolity of those pics, but I am trying to keep them VERY VERY small so i dont go over my quota.
reefrunner69
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Don't forget, you can upload to the gallery and link to them as well 
As for mounting vert or horizontal...for me it depends on the frag. If I get a frag that doesn't have any beanches or only one or two...I will mount it horizontal, if lots of branches already....I mount it verical. The majority of the growth on an SPS will be to create a secure base, then it starts upward and outward growth. The more surface area an SPS has on the LR the faster it will encrust, therefore, usually horizontal is better, but some frags don't lend themselves (shapewise) for horizontal mounting, plus they are not as immediately interesting as a vertically mounted frag. Also horizontal mounting encourages branching
As for mounting vert or horizontal...for me it depends on the frag. If I get a frag that doesn't have any beanches or only one or two...I will mount it horizontal, if lots of branches already....I mount it verical. The majority of the growth on an SPS will be to create a secure base, then it starts upward and outward growth. The more surface area an SPS has on the LR the faster it will encrust, therefore, usually horizontal is better, but some frags don't lend themselves (shapewise) for horizontal mounting, plus they are not as immediately interesting as a vertically mounted frag. Also horizontal mounting encourages branching
