Trenton Henderson
Active Member
I have had two Montipora frags. The first was a red Cap and it bleached due to an Alk fluctuation a while back. I recently acquired a slow burn monti frag that I haven’t mounted because I wanted it to acclimate. It’s on a frag rack in a region of 150-170 PAR so that I didn’t shock it in the new tank setting. Even still, I noticed some pale coloration and little tissue on some regions. I have been feeding aminos, but it still looks a bit rough.
My parameters have been stable at:
Salinity: 1.025
Alk: 8.7 dKH
Ca: 420-430 ppm
Mg: 1350-1425 ppm
pH: 7.9-8.1
Nitrate: 3-5 ppm (though I am raising it towards 10, and it has dropped pretty low a couple times)
Phosphate: 0.03-0.07 ppm
The only issue I can think of is that I’ve had a return of Dinos, which have been noticeably coating the frag in a thin layer daily. I try and keep up with blowing it off, but they still come back. Part of the reason I’m elevating nutrients is to get rid of the Dinos. I am trying to determine if the Dinos are growing on dead skeleton, or if they are causing the poor tissue health.
Any thoughts or experience here would be greatly appreciated.
My parameters have been stable at:
Salinity: 1.025
Alk: 8.7 dKH
Ca: 420-430 ppm
Mg: 1350-1425 ppm
pH: 7.9-8.1
Nitrate: 3-5 ppm (though I am raising it towards 10, and it has dropped pretty low a couple times)
Phosphate: 0.03-0.07 ppm
The only issue I can think of is that I’ve had a return of Dinos, which have been noticeably coating the frag in a thin layer daily. I try and keep up with blowing it off, but they still come back. Part of the reason I’m elevating nutrients is to get rid of the Dinos. I am trying to determine if the Dinos are growing on dead skeleton, or if they are causing the poor tissue health.
Any thoughts or experience here would be greatly appreciated.
