Monti coral questions

[GillianB]

I have a Monti in m6 aquarium and around the last week or so it started loosing color. I have done lots of research and found that they like lots of light I also found that there are lots of different kinds of monties.
i would like to know what kind of monti it is and what I can do to help it get color back and grow

thanks in advance

 

[rhostam]

Where is flow positioned relative to the montipora?

If the flow is hitting it directly and hard it can cause it to recede. I accidentally bumped my nozzle once and pointed directly at a monti and wondered where all of the polyps and color was going. I fixed it and it bounced back pretty quickly.

Just a thought.

You’re also right, they do love light.

Thumb through the list here and you’ll probably find a match:

https://www.tidalgardens.com/corals/sps/velvet-corals-montipora.html

 

[GillianB]

Where is flow positioned relative to the montipora?

If the flow is hitting it directly and hard it can cause it to recede. I accidentally bumped my nozzle once and pointed directly at a monti and wondered where all of the polyps and color was going. I fixed it and it bounced back pretty quickly.

Just a thought.

You’re also right, they do love light.

Thumb through the list here and you’ll probably find a match:

https://www.tidalgardens.com/corals/sps/velvet-corals-montipora.html

The power head in the tank is about 6in down the tank and aiming at the GSP on the rock
The monti is placed in ( what i think is) low flow side of the tank
I have never seen a monti polyp
Should I move it to a different area of the tank?

 

[GillianB]

I have a photo of the tank