If anyone has any ideas it would be much appreciated.
I have a 260g tank that has been setup for approx 2years, I have recently started restocking SPS & have good growth & some ok colour on my acros (One acros is adding 5mm every 9 days in growth), but the issue I have is that Montipora bleaches & dies.
I have 3 pieces in there currently, all have been checked day & nights for flatworms. Others Ive had previously also have been checked & never found anything.
The corals do well for 3-4 weeks then start to bleach, dont extend polyps like normal then slowly die. My oldest one of about 2 months is now almost all dead, it grew a little to start with but now is showing no polyps. Another which I got as a frag from a fellow reefer also was doing well but now the blue has bleached out, the colony this came from is still doing very well in the donor tank.
Tank params:
Alk: 9.8
Ca:420
Mg: 1080 (Low this week & Im increasing)
36x water flow
Montis are under a 400w but toward the lower 1/2 of the tank.
Thanks Dan
I have a 260g tank that has been setup for approx 2years, I have recently started restocking SPS & have good growth & some ok colour on my acros (One acros is adding 5mm every 9 days in growth), but the issue I have is that Montipora bleaches & dies.
I have 3 pieces in there currently, all have been checked day & nights for flatworms. Others Ive had previously also have been checked & never found anything.
The corals do well for 3-4 weeks then start to bleach, dont extend polyps like normal then slowly die. My oldest one of about 2 months is now almost all dead, it grew a little to start with but now is showing no polyps. Another which I got as a frag from a fellow reefer also was doing well but now the blue has bleached out, the colony this came from is still doing very well in the donor tank.
Tank params:
Alk: 9.8
Ca:420
Mg: 1080 (Low this week & Im increasing)
36x water flow
Montis are under a 400w but toward the lower 1/2 of the tank.
Thanks Dan
