Montipora spongode placement

[muggle0981]

Where to you have yours placed, mine is placed a little over 1/2 way up, maybe just under 3/4

noticed on frag one tip that seems to have a white patch, no polyp extension, wondering if i should go lower or to sandbed

It did fall into my purple mushrooms earlier in week and probably didnt notice for a day

any feedback on placement

lights are radion xr15 pro

 

[PeterC99]

Mine is sitting on the sand bed but I do have my Radions up to 80% light intensity for 4 hours a day.

 

[muggle0981]

I run mine at 55-60%

have slight diamtom issue, so turned down the intensiry-not sure if that fully impact diatoms, thinking i should move down

 

[PeterC99]

These are pretty hardy corals and should do well wherever you place it.

About the diatoms - how old is your aquarium?

 

[JohnMzreef]

super hardy coral

 

[muggle0981]

Well it was a 10 year old tank that i upgraded in january

everything else is good, slight build up on corner in tank

 

[muggle0981]

You can see on top left where spongode is placed as well

 

[Ocelaris]

Spongoides belongs isolated where it can never take over. I have one at the bottom of my tank suspended on a rock getting 150 par and that's as fast as I want it to grow, otherwise it'll smother everything.

 

[muggle0981]

Yes i moved to sandbed

color still seems fine where it can fill in the area