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Hi All,
- My beloved montipora hasn't grown since 3 weeks ago.
- This coincided with starting acropower 1 week before at 5ml/day for a 160 gal (Instructions suggest 5ml/25gal/week). I remember most of my corals responded well to acropower except for this one monti which had a surprising hault on growth.
- Splotchy/faded color around the edges began 2 weeks ago(see pics).
As soon as I noticed the fading edges, I rearranged its position, improved random flow from all sides, and dimmed LEDs to lowest setting. Its been 2 weeks with no changes.
The splotchy edges are not new growth, which looks slightly different. The pic with the banggai shows it 2 months ago when it was growing to make the distinction. My green monti is also happy.
Params:
Temp: 77 F
Ca: 450
Alk: 9
Mg: 1275
pH: ~7.8
NO3: 7.5
PO4: <0.1ppm
Salinity: 1.024
Any suggestions are welcome and yes this might be nitpicky
- My beloved montipora hasn't grown since 3 weeks ago.
- This coincided with starting acropower 1 week before at 5ml/day for a 160 gal (Instructions suggest 5ml/25gal/week). I remember most of my corals responded well to acropower except for this one monti which had a surprising hault on growth.
- Splotchy/faded color around the edges began 2 weeks ago(see pics).
As soon as I noticed the fading edges, I rearranged its position, improved random flow from all sides, and dimmed LEDs to lowest setting. Its been 2 weeks with no changes.
The splotchy edges are not new growth, which looks slightly different. The pic with the banggai shows it 2 months ago when it was growing to make the distinction. My green monti is also happy.
Params:
Temp: 77 F
Ca: 450
Alk: 9
Mg: 1275
pH: ~7.8
NO3: 7.5
PO4: <0.1ppm
Salinity: 1.024
Any suggestions are welcome and yes this might be nitpicky