Seasons Greetings Monti

[dbartkow]

I have a seasons greetings montipora that is pretty much browned out. I was wondering what is the best lighting condition for these? I am not sure if I am giving it too much light or too little. Anyone know if the color will come back?

Dave

[jcal]

Did you get it browned? the color will come back. I had my frag flip over for a day and a half, it lost its color for about 3 weeks. I have mine under t-5, upper portion of my tank. Make sure your water parameters are up to par. Should recover nicely.

[dbartkow]

It was green when I got it, but gradually turned brown. The polyps are still red, but the base is all brown. I have 144w of PCs ...maybe I should move it higher...

Dave

[jcal]

How's your water parameters? Check that first, then yes move up higher.

[vangogh121]

I have 144w of PCs ...maybe I should move it higher...

Dave

I would bank on the lights...

Probably not enough. :(

[dbartkow]

I am getting some pretty good par readings with my lights and I have several other montis that I have found some great spots for and they are flourishing with color.

I have several Superman montis that are doing great at mid-level in my tank, a Sunset that is doing great on the bottom, a rainbow monti that is doing great on the bottom and a jedi mind trick monti that has some nice purple and green color to it up at the top of my tank. But this seasons greetings monti just won't get its color back. It continues to grow, but no color.

Dave

[Laddy]

I have a similar piece from Australia, a green with red polyp encrusting monti......a month ago I had a small problem with my doser, and little precipitation later, and the base of the monti has started to fade and turn white. While all my other montis, and tender SPS acros were unfazed.

[duecejt]

I have the same issue with mine. Browned but still has red polyps. All my other sps thrive but that one not so much. I got it at a trade show a year ago. Its holdin on but barely. I have it off to the side under 8-54w T5's.

[Laddy]

To answer the original poster, 'yes' the color will come back given stability and enough nutrients.

[dbartkow]

Here are my parameters:

pH 8.3
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0

Cal 250
Alk 8.5
Mag 1450

My Calcium is a low, could that be causing it?

Dave

[mak3mydae]

I was under the impression that certain corals look differnt under certain types of lights. Theres a coral in Boston called "WOW Blue" and its a Royal blue acro throughout and it looks amazing under MH's but under my brother's LED's, they're kinda brownish.

[dbartkow]

I do believe this is true to some extent, however, it was green when I first got it. It stayed that way for about a month and then it has been brown now for several months. Perhaps there is just something in the PC spectrum that isn't working right with this type of monti... don't know:confused:

[Tadashi]

I would bank on the color spectrum of the lights. I have a frag that is bright blue in my tank with 250w 14000K MH, in a friend's tank a frag from the same colony is brown with green tint with 72w 10000k T5s, and in the original tank the mother colony is green in 150w 10000k MH.

It took about 2-3 weeks for it to change from green to blue in my tank.