New to SPS, monti question

Gleason5+5

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125gal tank up and running for about 3 months with LED lighting, parameters look good, Ca 450, Alk 9-10, Mg 1400, pH 8.2

I have a few LPS in the tank, but approximately a week ago I purchased two good sized monti cap frags and placed them on the sandbed... been there for a week and in the past day or so I've noticed 2 pinpoint spots (very small) on each frag, not the underside mind you, of course I haven't picked up the frags to inspect the underside, and am wondering if I should be concerned. I realize that at the edges as it grows it's white, but wasn't sure what these were. They're not the patches or streaks that a lot of reefers note suspect for nudis, but just wondering how paranoid I should be, the general colors are still great. No close by LPS and only a ric in the vicinity...
 
Took a pic this morning so I am working on getting it posted. It literally looks like if someone took a ballpoint pen and dotted 2 dots (but white) on each frag right in the body of the piece rather than edge... I had noticed 1 spot on 1 frag immediately after I placed it in the tank on the bottom of the sandbed, but then this morning i noticed a second white dot, this is on the orange monti, on the green monti I don't think I had seen anything, but this morning I saw perhaps a dot and a slight streak, very thin like pencil/ballpoint pen thin... makes me just feel like it's gotta be nudis or something... just my luck, lol.
 
You can see the 1 spot on this frag after it was first placed in the tank after drip acclimation, now there are 2-3 perhaps a 2 days later, similar on a green monti frag, but that one has 2 white spots and a slight white line on it instead.
 

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IMO that isn't anything to be concerned about Red cap can live through almost anything the cap in my 200g is over 2 years old and has been through hell and back

if the patches get bigger inspect the coral for pest, otherwise leave it alone for a week and they should grow new skin just fine, red cap is probably the fastest grower in my tank, make sure you place it away from anything that you don't want it to permantly attach too or take over
 
To the left of it is a colt which is growing like a weed, above it by at least 12" is a torch frag which used to be huge until one of my clowns is now living in it, and to the right by about 4-6" is a scoly... not sure if LPS can secrete chemicals which can travel down onto the cap frags aside from direct stinging, but I'd hope they should be fine... ultimately after I acclimate these guys I'll be moving most of the LPS to the sides of my tank and keeping SPS in the middle as I had upgraded lighting not too long ago
 
i seen my torch lose a tentacle tip a few times , it got stuck on my monti burned it a blew away , it must of gotten stuck on it for a little while , a week later it regrew tissue , this has happened a half dozen times in a year . for what its worth .
 
Appreciate all of the input, here's the green cap with a couple small white spots...
 

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