? on GSP growing on back wall

[sadie]

I am rescaping my 16 gal tank.  I love the look of gsp growing on back walls.  I have thought about doing it for a while, but thought about seeking advice before dong it.

 

If you have done it what were the pros and cons?  If you have done it and regreted it- why did you?

 

I have a tonga branch that is covered in gsp and I was thinking of gluing it on the back wall.  I was thinking if I didn't like it, I could just scrape it off. But because I have never done it, I don't know how easy it is to scrape off.

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

 

[seabass]

It's not that hard to scrape off.  Remember that it will want to grow up, so place it lower on the glass and let it grow up on it.

[Subsea]

It is fast growing.  Be careful so it doesn’t get on valuable live rock.

 

In this 75G tank ping pong size  frag was added 5 years ago.

[sadie]

10 minutes ago, seabass said:

Remember that it will want to grow up

I actually didn't know that.  I figured it just grew out, like in all directions.  

[sadie]

Subsea, that looks AMAZING!!  See, I LOVE that!!  I think my main rock is far enough away from the back wall it won't spread to the rock.  I am planning to cut off any branching pieces to keep it flat to the wall.  I will also stop it from growing on the glass by cutting it as it starts to spread there.

 

 

[banasophia]

Grows on the back wall on my Biocubes okay, but algae likes to grow in it… I’ve had an even better experience with growing cyphastrea on the back wall on my 32, if you want to check out the pics in my thread. 

[WV Reefer]

5 hours ago, sadie said:

I am rescaping my 16 gal tank.  I love the look of gsp growing on back walls.  I have thought about doing it for a while, but thought about seeking advice before dong it.

 

If you have done it what were the pros and cons?  If you have done it and regreted it- why did you?

 

I have a tonga branch that is covered in gsp and I was thinking of gluing it on the back wall.  I was thinking if I didn't like it, I could just scrape it off. But because I have never done it, I don't know how easy it is to scrape off.

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

 

I’ve done regular and branching gsp. Both worked quite nicely but every once in a while a snail will bulldoze a small section. When that happens I just trim that section because it risks tearing it all loose. 

[sadie]

4 minutes ago, WV Reefer said:

but every once in a while a snail will bulldoze a small section. When that happens I just trim that section because it risks tearing it all loose. 

good to know, thanks

[sadie]

43 minutes ago, banasophia said:

Grows on the back wall on my Biocubes okay, but algae likes to grow in it… I’ve had an even better experience with growing cyphastrea on the back wall on my 32, if you want to check out the pics in my thread. 

That is pretty.  Does it grow fast?  Will it grow under the stock lighting of the 16?

[banasophia]

5 minutes ago, sadie said:

That is pretty.  Does it grow fast?  Will it grow under the stock lighting of the 16?

Yes, grows fast and in all directions… it grows over GSP too because I had both on my back wall. Should grow under the Biocube 16 lights too… I never tried it in that tank though.