Softhammer
New member
This may seem painfully obvious, but have or do you run carbon? You have a whole bunch of softies in there that could be exuding some chemical defenses in that tightly packed tank, bothering the Montiporas.
Issue with Monti Caps
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Rybren
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I run carbon 24/7 in a Phosban 150. I thought about aleopathy - it might very well be it. The leathers have grown rather quickly.
The Birdsnest has grown incredibly quickly. I had it higher up at first, but it was growing out of the tank, so I moved it to its current location. I only have a cheapie P&S camera and I find it difficult to take decent pictures of the corals that are high up in the tank - they get really washed out. I will try to take some recent shots. In the meantime, here is an older pic...
The Birdsnest has grown incredibly quickly. I had it higher up at first, but it was growing out of the tank, so I moved it to its current location. I only have a cheapie P&S camera and I find it difficult to take decent pictures of the corals that are high up in the tank - they get really washed out. I will try to take some recent shots. In the meantime, here is an older pic...
yardboy
Advanced Bewilderment
The biggest problem I've routinely had with monti's is tissue sloughing due to high organic levels in the tank. In the past I've sometimes been lazy about water changes, but recently I've begun building a new tank and have had to remove some of the rock in the main with lots of detritus stirred up and I got dead patches on the monti's. Possibly the biopellets release organics, maybe in excess when first started and that got the monti's. Sadly, I 've had nudi's and the pattern didn't look like that with mine either and the monti's were easy to find. Just saying.
Rybren
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I've been speaking with a couple of very experienced local reefers. They're at a loss as well, but are thinking that the most likely cause is that I reduced the nutrient levels too quickly - I continued to run GFO with the pellets and perhaps I started off with too many pellets.
Jeremy Blaze
Former Reef Addict
ezerasurfr
New member
I had almost killed all my SPS when I first ran GFO (I used the whole container of Rowaphos) and in under 24 hours everything was bleached and my large monti cap is still recovering.
Rybren
Well-known member
I decided to take my pellets off line today. As I was cleaning the reactor, I found this guy in the bottom. A couple of months or so ago,I had seen one of these in the area of my sump where the reactor pump sits. I hadn't seen it again until today. I wonder if there are more and are the cause of my Monti issues. I know that this is a type of Polyclad Flatworm, but that's all I know.
MammothReefer
Active member
They eat snails and clams, and hate the light. Found one in my tank a few months ago when checking it out with a flash light one night. Caught in the act of eating a snail. Up until then I was never sure why my perfectly healthy clams just went "poof" over nite, and my sand was always littered with snails. Never saw a trace of it, and assumed it was my wrasses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f7e1tBOSKE
ritter6788
Say no to clove polyps
This would be my guess. My Montis look just like yours whenever I try to run GFO and my alkalinity gets over 8. The montis were always the first to show signs. The birdsnests would be the next, then tips of acros. I think lower nutrients need lower alkalinity. You've probably been fine running GFO for the past few years but adding biopellets probably stripped the water completely of phosphate causing a bit of alkalinity burn.
MammothReefer
Active member
Not my video, my guy was about 2-2.5" I guess. Eventually found one in my filter sock not sure if it was the same one or if I had a few of them.
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