Plating Montipora

[mzreenie]

I received two new coral frags today - both are plating montipora, one green and one orange. The orange one has excuded a some slimy/thready stuff, and the color does not seem as bright as when I first put them in the tank. I drip acclimated them for 2 hours.

Is this normal? Might it look better tomorrow?

I put them at the bottom of the tank for now, and figured that tomorrow, or in a few days, I would move them closer to the light. Any suggestions?

 

[Luukosian]

Sounds like a good plan, put them in some decent flow so they can shed that slime away and they should color back up.

 

[mzreenie]

Thank You, good idea.

 

[mzreenie]

Re: Plating Montipora - HELP

It is not looking good - there are starting to be small areas of pure white - Is it dying?

 

[reefer4200]

it sounds like it is bleaching...pics would be helpfull. what kind of lights? tell us about your set-up and water quality...

 

[mzreenie]

I have a RSM 130D, 34 gallon aquarium, with T5 lights.

Salinity - 1.024
Temp - 79.3
NH3 - 0
NO2 - 0.05
NO3 - 2.5
PH - 8.3
Alk - 8 dKH
Calc - 410
Mag - >1280

Tank lights just went off so can't take a picture unless I turn them back on.

 

[Stacef]

On Montis you can not touch the "colored or top" side of the monti, whatever reason, the oils from your skin or another reason I am unsure. But this does bleach them. I had a purple monti that bleached in the middle of it, and now abut a month later it has grown over the bleached part.

Best of luck to you.

 

[BigAl07]

Is your tank ready for this?

It's still awfully new for SPS corals. Hopefully you haven't gotten ahead of your tank.

Good luck.

 

[mzreenie]

I tried not to touch it, but maybe the darn gloves did. Why can't they make gloves for small hands!!

I hope it recovers - I really like this type of coral. I'm hoping that I see improvement in the morning.

Thanks

 

[mzreenie]

I also hope that I haven't got ahead of my tank as BigAl suggests.