Are these polyps partially extended, or not at all?

paulsz · 10/08/2018, 01:53 PM

Hi,

I have 3 monti frags in my tank for a few months now (purple cap, orange cap and a frag of the red from the wwc grafted).

The purple and orange montis have some polyp extension (see picture of orange below):

Orange Monti.jpg

But for some reason i have trouble figuring out whether the polyps are closed or partially open for my grafted.

Grafted Monti.jpg

They look partially open but i have seen a little loss of coloration and not much growth since it has been in (almost 3 months now).

tyleraoc · 10/08/2018, 04:17 PM

They look fine to me, and yes there is a bit of coloration loss. Maybe test params and try moving lower in the tank.

paulsz · 10/08/2018, 07:36 PM

Why move down? They are 12 inches below the surface of the water and it's a 20x20x20 cube tank with an AI prime HD and two t5s supplement. Do you think that's too much?

vrba · 10/08/2018, 07:47 PM

I think that it looks great.

paulsz · 10/08/2018, 08:46 PM

When I first for it (for the first month), it was a nice deep red/orange. Now it's faded a little and I can't tell if it's too little or too much light. My params are 7.6 alk, 400-410 Cal, 1400 mag, 7.8 pH (a little low, but it's stable), undetectable nitrates and phosphates.

I am in the process of slightly raising my nitrates to 5ppm. I think it may help the softies and possibly some of the Montis

10/08/2018, 01:53 PM	#1
paulsz Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 38	Are these polyps partially extended, or not at all? Hi, I have 3 monti frags in my tank for a few months now (purple cap, orange cap and a frag of the red from the wwc grafted). The purple and orange montis have some polyp extension (see picture of orange below): Orange Monti.jpg But for some reason i have trouble figuring out whether the polyps are closed or partially open for my grafted. Grafted Monti.jpg They look partially open but i have seen a little loss of coloration and not much growth since it has been in (almost 3 months now).

10/08/2018, 04:17 PM	#2
tyleraoc Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Redwood City Posts: 45	They look fine to me, and yes there is a bit of coloration loss. Maybe test params and try moving lower in the tank.

10/08/2018, 07:36 PM	#3
paulsz Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 38	Why move down? They are 12 inches below the surface of the water and it's a 20x20x20 cube tank with an AI prime HD and two t5s supplement. Do you think that's too much?

10/08/2018, 07:47 PM	#4
vrba Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5	I think that it looks great.

10/08/2018, 08:46 PM	#5
paulsz Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 38	When I first for it (for the first month), it was a nice deep red/orange. Now it's faded a little and I can't tell if it's too little or too much light. My params are 7.6 alk, 400-410 Cal, 1400 mag, 7.8 pH (a little low, but it's stable), undetectable nitrates and phosphates. I am in the process of slightly raising my nitrates to 5ppm. I think it may help the softies and possibly some of the Montis