Coral of the Week: Montiopra - Page 2

rDr4g0n · 02-28-2007, 02:07 PM

so it seems the only reason to get MH is for acroporas and anemones?

cheeks69 · 02-28-2007, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rDr4g0n

so it seems the only reason to get MH is for acroporas and anemones?

And the beautiful Tridacnids !

Dentoid · 02-28-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rDr4g0n

so it seems the only reason to get MH is for acroporas and anemones?

As well as some clam species.

rDr4g0n · 02-28-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cheeks69

And the beautiful Tridacnids !

oh yeah forgot about the clammy clam clam clams.

aquaman3680 · 02-28-2007, 04:27 PM

How many watts per gallon do they need of PC's? I have my montis in direct light from 400 watt MH's and they are growing like crazy!

Matt

cheeks69 · 02-28-2007, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaman3680

How many watts per gallon do they need of PC's? I have my montis in direct light from 400 watt MH's and they are growing like crazy!

Matt

I would shoot for at least 5 wpg on the PC's.
Again they can adjust to intense lighting but can become very light in color particulalry if using the Higher PAR bulbs, AFA growth once acclimated they are a very fast grower.

aquaman3680 · 02-28-2007, 04:48 PM

ok so 130 watts on a 20 would be alright? Should they be at the top of the tank with PC's? Also would they be fine with seahorses?

Thanks for the info Robert!

Matt

iluvzigz · 02-28-2007, 04:54 PM

i havent had any luck with sps tried monti cap and acro tenuis both deteriorated quickly..... IDK ?

I really do love those monti's though. Nice pick aquaman

cheeks69 · 02-28-2007, 05:10 PM

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ok so 130 watts on a 20 would be alright?

More than enough just make sure your cal/alk levels are consistent.

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Also would they be fine with seahorses?

Don't see why not !

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i havent had any luck with sps tried monti cap and acro tenuis both deteriorated quickly..... IDK ?

How long has your tank been established ? What do you have for lighting and where were they placed ? What was you cal/alk levels ?

iluvzigz · 02-28-2007, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cheeks69

How long has your tank been established ? What do you have for lighting and where were they placed ? What was you cal/alk levels ?

my tank has been setup for about a year now this march .I have the t5 setup (with brand new bulbs) 4 x54w on a 55 gal.for my acro my alk has been 3.5-4.5 and my ca is 450 last time i checked the other day ...this was just the other week and the whole week before i purchased it , i made sure my tank was straight just because i knew i was gonna be making a couple of purchases.

the monti i tried was with pc lighting 250w on my 55g.

i had placed both of them uptop with decent flow.

Maybe my monti wouldv'e grownif i had the t5's and my acro wouldve if i had MH.?

cheeks69 · 02-28-2007, 06:03 PM

I posted in another thread a tank dominated by SPS loaded with Acro's/Monti's and he's using T5's exclusively. Also Steven Pro who has written some articles for reefkeeping.com had a 55 gal with 4 Normal Output 40 watt lamps and his monti's were doing very well. So what I'm saying is Monti's can grow with a variety of lighting it doesn't have to be Metal Halides. Proper water parameters are just as important as lighting in growing any SPS corals.

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze87e9o/id5.html

aquaman3680 · 03-01-2007, 07:35 PM

Wow! I really thought that they were just strictly MH's. Thanks for the info Robert!

Does anyone else have any info/pics they would like to share?

Matt

SueT · 03-02-2007, 05:53 PM

I just love these montipora. I have several color morphs of the plating montipora, solid green, green w/pink rim, green w/purple rim, orange, red{ and it's really red}, purple, orange w/blue polyps, green w/blue polyps, green w/pink polyps, and a lime green. They come in so many different color combo's it's way too much fun to find all the different colors. I also have several of the encrusting montipora too. Those are awesome to say the least in the colors you can get from them. I have mine under 2 250w 10k reeflux.

prow · 03-02-2007, 07:45 PM

i have monti's and acro's doing great under T5's. my camera is broke so i can not share

. but they do have great colors and grow very well. never tried them with pc's.

bluespotjawfish · 03-02-2007, 10:28 PM

Here are my Monti's. I have had them about a month. Eventually I will need to spread them out, but for now they are fairly close to each other. My blenny loves to hang out on them! I thought they were dying because the edges were going light, but found out that is just new growth! (PS - I have VHO's)

Question, isn't a cup coral different? For example - like the yellow coral to the right of these?

02-28-2007, 02:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week: Montiopra so it seems the only reason to get MH is for acroporas and anemones? __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

02-28-2007, 04:27 PM	#20 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,122 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week: Montiopra How many watts per gallon do they need of PC's? I have my montis in direct light from 400 watt MH's and they are growing like crazy! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

02-28-2007, 04:48 PM	#22 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,122 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week: Montiopra ok so 130 watts on a 20 would be alright? Should they be at the top of the tank with PC's? Also would they be fine with seahorses? Thanks for the info Robert! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

02-28-2007, 04:54 PM	#23 (permalink)
iluvzigz Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: palm beach FL Posts: 1,026 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week: Montiopra i havent had any luck with sps tried monti cap and acro tenuis both deteriorated quickly..... IDK ? I really do love those monti's though. Nice pick aquaman __________________ Ben *Member "Crabs Are Evil and Delicious" Society* http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...250#post172250

02-28-2007, 06:03 PM	#26 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,584 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Coral of the Week: Montiopra I posted in another thread a tank dominated by SPS loaded with Acro's/Monti's and he's using T5's exclusively. Also Steven Pro who has written some articles for reefkeeping.com had a 55 gal with 4 Normal Output 40 watt lamps and his monti's were doing very well. So what I'm saying is Monti's can grow with a variety of lighting it doesn't have to be Metal Halides. Proper water parameters are just as important as lighting in growing any SPS corals. http://mysite.verizon.net/vze87e9o/id5.html __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

03-01-2007, 07:35 PM	#27 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,122 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week: Montiopra Wow! I really thought that they were just strictly MH's. Thanks for the info Robert! Does anyone else have any info/pics they would like to share? Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

03-02-2007, 05:53 PM	#28 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Coral of the Week: Montiopra I just love these montipora. I have several color morphs of the plating montipora, solid green, green w/pink rim, green w/purple rim, orange, red{ and it's really red}, purple, orange w/blue polyps, green w/blue polyps, green w/pink polyps, and a lime green. They come in so many different color combo's it's way too much fun to find all the different colors. I also have several of the encrusting montipora too. Those are awesome to say the least in the colors you can get from them. I have mine under 2 250w 10k reeflux. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

03-02-2007, 07:45 PM	#29 (permalink)
prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,854 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Coral of the Week: Montiopra i have monti's and acro's doing great under T5's. my camera is broke so i can not share . but they do have great colors and grow very well. never tried them with pc's.

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