Montipora not doing so well. Help/suggestions

lunker101 · 08/12/2007, 02:58 PM

I rarely ever post but my montipora has been troubling me very much recently and i am looking for some help. It is orange branching and i got it as a 3" frag awhile back. It was doing phenomenal, growing to about 10" from left furthest tip to right furthest tip. Around june, i was doing tank maintenance and my hand smacked into it, causing a few branches to fall off. I was shocked at how easily the thing just fell apart. Around the same time, i noticed it bleaching a little, turning a little white, etc. Now, it still continues to bleach in certain areas but looks normal in others. When i first placed it in the tank, it was under about 200W of powercompacts. About 6 months ago, i replaced my fixture with a T5 Teklight and a single 96W PC. It is a 50g breeder. Other than the lighting, nothing else has changed. Any ideas or tips? I would hate to lose such a magnificant coral that was at one point close to a foot in length.

clockwurk · 08/12/2007, 03:24 PM

Im relatively new at this, but something that has saved my butt quite a bit is testing EVERYTHING. That usually gives me an idea whats going on in my tank.

Also, doesnt montipora require alot of lighting? I have been wanting to keep them but i was told atlast 5-6 watts per gallon. Since you have a 50 breeder, I think you would also need everything more distributed.

08/12/2007, 02:58 PM	#1
lunker101 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 226	Montipora not doing so well. Help/suggestions I rarely ever post but my montipora has been troubling me very much recently and i am looking for some help. It is orange branching and i got it as a 3" frag awhile back. It was doing phenomenal, growing to about 10" from left furthest tip to right furthest tip. Around june, i was doing tank maintenance and my hand smacked into it, causing a few branches to fall off. I was shocked at how easily the thing just fell apart. Around the same time, i noticed it bleaching a little, turning a little white, etc. Now, it still continues to bleach in certain areas but looks normal in others. When i first placed it in the tank, it was under about 200W of powercompacts. About 6 months ago, i replaced my fixture with a T5 Teklight and a single 96W PC. It is a 50g breeder. Other than the lighting, nothing else has changed. Any ideas or tips? I would hate to lose such a magnificant coral that was at one point close to a foot in length.

08/12/2007, 03:24 PM	#2
clockwurk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 887	Im relatively new at this, but something that has saved my butt quite a bit is testing EVERYTHING. That usually gives me an idea whats going on in my tank. Also, doesnt montipora require alot of lighting? I have been wanting to keep them but i was told atlast 5-6 watts per gallon. Since you have a 50 breeder, I think you would also need everything more distributed. __________________ I tried modifying my avatar so that it would fit the size requirements for ReefCentral, but after frankensteining the the graphic, I ended up with a limping Venom. Current Tank Info: 34g Solana \| AI SOL & 2x Panorama Pro LED