Fading monti

[jetskiwilly]

8 month, started with LR
Salinity 1.026
Nitrate 0.5
pO 0.3
Calc 475
Dose kalk, ab+, alk 3ml weekly, phyto, mag

coraline is blow up this past month, frag rack been in tank for month has had pink spots after a week in tank. Preparing for new 90 gallon relocation. Birds nest looks good, only other sps. But monti is fading… any guesses why?

 

[VanDalsenReef]

That is not a montipora. but your nitrates a pretty low. You may want to look into dosing nitrates. IT can often help as well as knowing what your magnesium is.

 

[JGT]

Not a monti. Maybe a diaseris. Is nitrate .5 or 5? If .5, it’s too low. Want it to be 5-10.

 

[jetskiwilly]

Called it monti Not knowing a better name for it, started with and L, like liberty or literal. It was green to edges when purchased month ago. Thanks for help.

 

[jetskiwilly]

Lithophylion!! Low to medium light, and I got it at the top. Doh.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Someone correct me if im wrong but usually new growth on plating corals is white?

 

[jetskiwilly]

In this case the tips used to be green like the rest of it. I have never had SPS, but would guess white is dying.

 

[Nate Chalk]

My monti caps are much lighter around the edges too. But growing none the less. Just my thoughts . Your tank is much further along than mine