Montipora ADDICT!!!

[MiddletonMark]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7335044#post7335044 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by amheck
Will a simple iodine and freshwater dip get rid of them, or is there more to it than that?

Never tried a freshwater dip, didn't expect any `strong' such dip to leave me a coral.
Did use fairly strong iodine dips, then blowing all the nudis off. Toothbrush to scrub for eggs. Crevices and hidden areas in the mounts can be problematic.

Eggs can be hard to find IME. I seemed to mostly beat them - but still lingering damage so I moved some of the LR the montis were on to another tank, cut any areas close to the base/recession/nudi-damage.

In my experience, nothing seems to kill the eggs beyond manual removal. Dips don't do it.

Levmisole I found late into my battle, and didn't want to mess up what, after a while, appeared to be working. It does appear to offer some hope for eradication.

Some have found various wrasses to help, others try the wrasses with little success. I didn't want to mess around, as it doesn't take long for a 1" encrusting frag to be eaten. That said, lost most of my smaller encrusting-type frags.

Nevermind a predator might still leave enough to survive, come back in the future ... or be traded to a local reef friend. Figuring I've got two amazing frags I've had offered to help me re-stock ... avoiding passing it along was important personally.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7335051#post7335051 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pookstreet
Mark, how long did it take the nudis to destroy that cap?

I discovered the nudis when I wondered one day why a snail was hanging out repeatedly on the bottom of my cap - which last I checked, was live coral. Pulled it up, much of the bottom was eaten - a few inner areas I couldn't see from the front.
Hung on for a few weeks, but it was a losing battle.

Given I had given a good dozen frags of it away locally - realized I could get it back if wanted + decided not to frag. IMO, in it's weakened state it couldn't handle the iodine dips the others could.

Anyway - enough doom + gloom. I talk a little more about my experience recently here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=7328050#post7328050

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7335065#post7335065 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sand Dollar
I've already had my bout with them and don't wish it upon anyone.

Couldn't agree more.

Wish I could get a good pic of my `hopeful Monti' ... the frag I got recently. Interesting thick plating type, green w/ blue-purplish polyps. Going to be stunning, just give me a year.

Sure is fun to watch them grow:

 

[DaddyJax]

Okay, I'll admit I'm an addict as well. Here are some of my favorites

It all started when I recieved a small piece od orange cap and it went from there.

 

[amheck]

I just picked these up within the last few days. (I think they're monti's). The purple one was under kinda bad lighting, and I was hoping maybe I scored this super big piece of superman for $40, but it turns out it's just purple. Oh well....its blends in well with the corraline.

 

[wentreefgirl]

My bad leishman, I meant fedex. Barney,come here!

 

[Sand Dollar]

DaddyJax,

Don't mean to sound like i'm prying, but i was wondering what type of lighting and positioning is this monti in? Also, how long had it been in your system before the pic was taken? I only ask b/c i have a similiar piece and it seems the base changes color between a dark purple and brown and i still haven't figured out what it wants to keep it's color.

 

[Sand Dollar]

DaddyJax,

Here's the one i was comparing it to. Pic taken about 2 wks after it came out of the wild.

 

[Testhead1313]

Not many M. spongodes represented here, so what the heck... Not a great pic, but it has potential.

 

[MiddletonMark]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7336294#post7336294 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by amheck

Looks like a Porites to me.

 

[DaddyJax]

No problem. I have had it for about three months and it is low in my tank. I have 2 250w 14k AC with T5 actinics. How does yours look now?

I second the porites.

 

[Sand Dollar]

Well...as long i keep my alk between 9-11 dKh the base stays a dark purple....any deviation below 9 and the base turns a beautiful brown/tan.

 

[Shawnts106]

Sand Dollar.... in your post AND SOME MORE, the second blue one... what species, thats awsome!

Amheck, those are WOOOW COOL!... love the first, yellowish one!

M. spongodes

That MUST be what I was seeing... looks exactly the same, growth and everything, but has darker polyps...

yeah, thats a porites, looking at the growth and polyp structure, its obveous...

DaddyJax

wooooow, awsome!






OK, question you guys...

Should I start my montis that I just got at the bottom... even though I only have VHOS and PC?

also, how do you guys get Great Polyp extention out of your Montis... My Green/purple polyp Danae is extending but not much at all.... and the rainbow and digi I got yesterday are extending but not a whole lot...


And BTW: I spoke again to Miguel and he insures me its a ROAB Green Base Orange polyp...
But for some reason it looks like a Superman Digi to me in my tank.. it MUST be the lighting...


what are you guys thinking?

 

[Sand Dollar]

Shawn...i'm not really sure, but my guess would be m. meandrina since it has somewhat of the large contorted verrucae described in Veron'

 

[nanoreef58]

ok this thread has gotten me addicted,here is a crummy pic of a spungodis I just aquired, I also got a few others will post pics when I can get a better camera

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[Shawnts106]

Cool Monti Sp.


I still want to know if Im the only one keeping montis under VHO and PCS


You people better start talking, or I might have to use caps!!!

!! haha!!

 

[dwdenny]

Shawn how are your corals doing with VHO & PC lighting. The way I see it is if it works keep doing it.

 

[damienkee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7335750#post7335750 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dwdenny
This is an great thread. I know most of you are keeping them under MH but is there anyone with T5HO? I was tlaking with Anthony Calfo and ran my lighting setup with 4X39w and he thought it would be fine (40g Breeder). Mainly looking at Caps, danae, digitata, and Foveolata. Not meaning to leave anything out. Dont mean to high Jack this thread either.

me! I use 6 X 24w HO T5 previously (aqu*Z)... but now I switch to 3 X 36w PL light. I have better result on PE & color.

 

[Shawnts106]

All my corals are fine, growing very well... like a stated before, My yellow and blue tipped acro is now, neon green and lavendar tipped, but not brown at all, and has encrusted over its plug onto the rock and is growing very well...

Monti Caps just love my tank

and the other montis I have seem to be doing very well... A while back I got a plug of some Monti that had a purple base and redish polyps... but didnt look like Superman Monti, but close to it... anyway... I have noticed that overtime it had turned sorta red and the purple base turned red with it...

then since I have added the ASM g2 to my tank it has turned BACK bright purple and is mainly just alot more colorfull... I mean, It was growing fine, just not purple ... but now its really alot colorful... which I like! haha

My main concern was the lighting for the Rainbow Monti I recieved... I just want to get it colored up, right now its got a lavendar/purple base with faint green polyps... so I hope that it will shape up soon....


Im also, MAD AT A MUSHROOM, it came up out of the rockwork suddenly and opened and LAID ON MY plug of purple base red polyp monti!!! ERRRRRRRRRRRRRR and looks like it burned it fairly bad... its receeded a bit... but the polyps are out ....

I got Kalkwasser last night and NUKED that shroom!!! ERRRR
TAKE THAT! STUPID SOFTIE!!! hAHA!


anyway.. let me know what you guys think about the rainbow

 

[dwdenny]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7343794#post7343794 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by damienkee
me! I use 6 X 24w HO T5 previously (aqu*Z)... but now I switch to 3 X 36w PL light. I have better result on PE & color.

PL? Not PC is it?

 

[Shawnts106]

Hum ... PL? play land?... Physical Logics? Planarian larvae?

 

[dwdenny]

I have no idea but 3X36w and he has better color and PE I want some and want to know the size of his tank. He had 6X24w T5 on before that. Inquiring minds what to know.