I have a question

JBauxx · Post by **JBauxx** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:57 am

I have a 30 long that has been running for about 9 months now. It has a mix of softies, sps and lps. This is my problem... I had a nice plate of montipora ( if I killed the spelling im sorry ) that I lost in the hurricane. Ever since then I cannot keep any montipora for my life. I have some accros that do fine and are very healthy. I have tested my water and every time it checks out fine. My lighting may bit a bit extreme with a 250WMH and PC actinics but most things in my tank have no problems with the lights. I also have plenty of flow. The only thing I can think of is maybe adding more calcium because it is a pretty heavily stocked. Please give me some suggestions.

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:07 am

I am going to enjoy the answers of this question as well. We too can not keep them in our main tank with the MH, but our little BF with only PC lighting, they are looking beautiful.

sb1227 · Post by **sb1227** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:16 am

Well, if your softies and lps do ok with your lighting, it shouldn't be any problem with Montiporas if you acclimate them. Calcuim and alkalinity anywhere within normal ranges it shouldn't be an issue. I wouldn't add anything really, unless tests show you need it.
What exactly happens to the Montiporas in your tank?

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:17 am

do you by chance see any of this on them?

sb1227 · Post by **sb1227** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:34 am

Nudibranch's....BAD......

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:39 am

That was the beautiful monti you gave me, before those damn things started lunch on it.

sb1227 · Post by **sb1227** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:47 am

If it makes you feel any better, the other ones are damn near that big...

Well maybe not THAT big. Little bugger grows fast...

sb1227 · Post by **sb1227** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:59 am

So back to the origional post. That was why I asked exactly what they did. Montipora nudibranch's will tear up a coral fast. You'll see dead areas on the and then they'll just eat up the rest. Nudi's can be hard to see on a plating monti, they tend to stay on the underside. They're small and white. If you had these, it's going to be hard to have any Monti's for sometime. Some people have recommended keeping ALL monti's out of the tank for 6 to 9 months at least to hopefully starve them out, and there's really no surfire method to treat the tank. All you can really do is kill them when you see them and any eggs.