Montipora growing under LEDS

[edrosales]

Hello,

The montiporas encrusting in my aquarium are growing with " blue peaks" under led lighting. The rest of The corals are ok.

My parameters are:

KH: 7
Ca: 450
Mg: 1.320
Ph: 8.3a
Temp: 78F
Photoperiod: 12 hours

Hoy can see the pictures:

 

[edrosales]

Anyone here?

 

[71xlch]

I don't have any experience with spikes growing on montiporas. Your ALK seems a wee bit low. I had an ALK swing and half my stony corals developed bubbles under their flesh. Sometimes corals just do weird things.

 

[Mark426]

Your monti looks fine. I agree that 7.0 is right on the edge of low. Might think of slowly raising it up a 1/2 point or so.

 

[therman]

Looks like a very healthy M. tuberculosa of some type (i.e. pokerstar, rainbow, superman). They get those little spikes, called papillae, in good light and flow. They are supposed to be there

 

[Reefvet]

Looks like a very healthy M. tuberculosa of some type (i.e. pokerstar, rainbow, superman). They get those little spikes, called papillae, in good light and flow. They are supposed to be there

Yup, normal as can be.

6.5 dKh is normal NWS alkalinity and every SPS on the planet grows in it :bounce3: