Plating Monti loosing color

[Floyd-]

I have 2 red Monti plates that were transferred over from a smaller tank. Now both are loosing their color. I know the PAR is the same where I placed them.

Phos- .06
Nitrate- 10
cal and mag are normal levels

 

[shakacuz]

whats alk? temp? salinity?

 

[Floyd-]

Temp - 78
Alk - 9.6
Salinity - 1.024

Alk, nitrates, phosphate temp and salinity are tested with Hanna. Everything else is salifert.

 

[jcdeng]

are both tanks running the same light? sometimes same par but different spectrum can yield vastly different colors.

 

[Floyd-]

Nope. The tank they came from had a single AI Hydra 32 and the big tank has 2 Reefbreeders Photon V2+ lights.

 

[Floyd-]

Last night I finally mounted my plates to the top of my rock structure and put some more flow over it. This weekend ill be doing a water change ~30gallons (175g system) Im also trying to up my salinity from 1.024 to 1.025 or 1.026 over time.

 

[tharbin]

I think it is common for montis to loss some color when moved to a different environment. They usually color back up after a month or two of acclimation. I even have one monti (a WWC grafted monti) that has decided that most of its green should now be orange in its current location. It is literally changing from an all green frag to mostly orange. Not just new growth but on the existing plate. Just watch them to be sure they aren't losing flesh. Montis are very resilient but like most sentient life it needs to find its 'happy spot' in its new location.

 

[Floyd-]

No lost flesh on these. I think they are still growing actually just a loss of color is all.
I bought a tiny little quarter sized piece and now I have two large pieces that have grown from it. I love how resilient they are