gmate
MASC Member
I have a small mini-colony of Golden Milli (don't know if there's a designer name to this coral) that just won't extend.
All my other SPS - various monti's and different species of acro's (fuzzy or not) extend with great variety. This Milli is the only one I can't get to show full polyp extension. I know Milli's are usually pretty fuzzy so this is bothering me. I want to get more Millipora (and am currently set to purchase a nice frag from somebody in my local club) but not if I have problems with this variant.
The tank parameters are all in check. It has strong, indirect flow and great lighting under a reefbreeder's LED fixture. Every other SPS grows, encrusts, and seems to have a really easy time extending in my tank. This particular guy is giving me some trouble.
I can tell there are polyps inside the coralite structures but they never come fully out, just peek enough for me to tell that they're in there.
This isn't the exact coral, but this is a picture of a bigger colony I found online. My coral looks somewhat like this, maybe with a little less extension.
I know that this pretty much comes down to a few things: Tank parameters, flow, light, or nipping. I'm really not worried about the flow or light as all other corals are perfectly happy. This coral is on a frag rack with others that are doing fine. The nipping I doubt - I have 9 clown gobies who do perch on my corals regularly but this hasn't upset anything else. I know the SG is 1.024 and I have zero Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate. I can't speak for the PH or DKH as I don't have the means to test those currently. It's a 30g tall tank with an AquaC remora skimmer that cranks out the watery-tea skimmate and I do a 5-gallon water change weekly.
All my other SPS - various monti's and different species of acro's (fuzzy or not) extend with great variety. This Milli is the only one I can't get to show full polyp extension. I know Milli's are usually pretty fuzzy so this is bothering me. I want to get more Millipora (and am currently set to purchase a nice frag from somebody in my local club) but not if I have problems with this variant.
The tank parameters are all in check. It has strong, indirect flow and great lighting under a reefbreeder's LED fixture. Every other SPS grows, encrusts, and seems to have a really easy time extending in my tank. This particular guy is giving me some trouble.
I can tell there are polyps inside the coralite structures but they never come fully out, just peek enough for me to tell that they're in there.
This isn't the exact coral, but this is a picture of a bigger colony I found online. My coral looks somewhat like this, maybe with a little less extension.
I know that this pretty much comes down to a few things: Tank parameters, flow, light, or nipping. I'm really not worried about the flow or light as all other corals are perfectly happy. This coral is on a frag rack with others that are doing fine. The nipping I doubt - I have 9 clown gobies who do perch on my corals regularly but this hasn't upset anything else. I know the SG is 1.024 and I have zero Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate. I can't speak for the PH or DKH as I don't have the means to test those currently. It's a 30g tall tank with an AquaC remora skimmer that cranks out the watery-tea skimmate and I do a 5-gallon water change weekly.
