Fin Jackson
Active Member
Hey Everyone,
I currently have a Reverse Superman Monti that was in a shipment to me that got delayed by 2 days, and now around 2 weeks later, its faded to a very dull pink and there are little to no blues in the polyps. The tank has been set up for nearly a year, and all other sps are doing well (Pocci's, Birdsnest and another encrusting monti) The rest of the shipment was fine as well (Torches, Acans, Zoas and Gonnies). I have noticed an electrical Pulse in the water, but I have ordered a titanium grounding rod and new heaters to take care of the problem. Could this be the cause of the colour loss and bleaching? I have moved the Monti up a bit up in the rockscape, and it was doing well with great polyp extension. Water Parameters are:
Alk: 8.1 Dkh
Cal: 430 ppm
Mag: 1460 ppm
Nitrate: 1ppm
Phosphate: 0.07
Temp: 25 degrees Celsius
Salinity: 35 ppt
The Monti isn't as white as it is in the pictures, its more of a dull red-pink
Lights are x2 Radion Xr15 pros running on the Fluorescence Schedule at 50%, acclimating its way up to 75%. Photos are down below:
I currently have a Reverse Superman Monti that was in a shipment to me that got delayed by 2 days, and now around 2 weeks later, its faded to a very dull pink and there are little to no blues in the polyps. The tank has been set up for nearly a year, and all other sps are doing well (Pocci's, Birdsnest and another encrusting monti) The rest of the shipment was fine as well (Torches, Acans, Zoas and Gonnies). I have noticed an electrical Pulse in the water, but I have ordered a titanium grounding rod and new heaters to take care of the problem. Could this be the cause of the colour loss and bleaching? I have moved the Monti up a bit up in the rockscape, and it was doing well with great polyp extension. Water Parameters are:
Alk: 8.1 Dkh
Cal: 430 ppm
Mag: 1460 ppm
Nitrate: 1ppm
Phosphate: 0.07
Temp: 25 degrees Celsius
Salinity: 35 ppt
The Monti isn't as white as it is in the pictures, its more of a dull red-pink
Lights are x2 Radion Xr15 pros running on the Fluorescence Schedule at 50%, acclimating its way up to 75%. Photos are down below:
