[RudeBoy]

Just curious to know if anyone out there has any Montipora Digitata frags or Green Hydnophora frags to trade.

[Ninong]

Hi RudeBoy ~

I'm going to move this to the For Sale or Trade forum for you. The good part is that the redirect will remain in the Reef forum for a few days.

Regards,

Ninong

[RudeBoy]

Thanks. Didn't know I had to post it there. Sorry.

[padam]

Hey Rudeboy,
I just picked up two Purple and one Orange Montipora Digitata frags from www.rodsreef.com , they are killer! The Purple ones in particular are awesome looking. Everything that I saw at Rod's was excellent, I highly recommend him. Make sure you have the right lighting, he had the Purple Montipora about 12 inches away from a 400 watt Iwasaki.

Paul

[RudeBoy]

I'm gonna check them out today, but, I don't have anywhere near the lighting setup that you do. I have Power Compacts (130watts) and I'm not sure if the Montipora will do well under my lighting. Any thoughts on this? I'm wondering if I set it about 4 inches from my water line if that would make a difference in the lighting it would get.

[djheywood]

I have 2 55 watt PC's on a 26 gallon tank. I have an orange montipora that has doubled in 2 months time, and several species of acropora that are doing great. Noticable increases in size. Here's the thing, all SPS will grow much faster and color up a bit better under intense MH, but IMO all SPS I have tried have done great in my tank. By geat I mean - none have died, all have nice polyp extension, and growth has been seen on each one, although some are slow. FWIW - the montipora I think is one of the most forgiving when it comes to light. I say go for it, as long as your system is nice and stable (8-10 months old at least.)

Good luck.

[RudeBoy]

Well, it seems like the new frag (Acropora) I added a week ago isn't doing too much. When I first bought it home, I noticed that there were very small little green polyps on the tips. Now, I see nothing but it still has it's color and I don't see anything resembling polyps at all. Kind of pissed about that. I know it's not dead because the brown coloring on it is still beautiful and the tips have a shade of white on them. And, it's definitely getting enough light . what do you think it wrong with it?

[djheywood]

Make sure the Acropora is getting plenty of water movement. They can't get too much. Also make sure noone is picking on it. That flame angel may be a suspect. I had to pull mine out because he took a liking to montipora. Also give it some time. They may take a few more days to open up, especially if you have moved it once or twice? If not then I would start to wonder. I would watch your fish to see if anyone is nipping at it. Do you add any supplements or have a calcium reactor? If not I would highly suggest you start. I add b-ionic every morning and my alk and calcium levels are nice and high, along with a stable pH.

Good luck.

[RudeBoy]

Well, I haven't moved it once since I put it in the tank. I epoxied it to a rock near the tok of my tank and it's about 4 inches from the top of the water. I also put it in the current of one of my MaxiJets. To be honest, I haven't witnessed ant of my fish going for it but I wouldn't count on it. As far as suppliments, I add B-ionic to my tank everyday. I'm doing 10ml of each to keep my Calcium right at 400ppm. Everything else is fine. All of my levels are great... I just can't understand why it's not happy. Would you suggest that I try moving it to my small 10g tank? I have 13watt power compacts for that and there are currently no fish in it. It will only house 2 clowns for the time being and be used primarily for a spawning tank. What do you think?

[RudeBoy]

You know, it's amazing what difference a half inch makes in a saltwater tank. I turned the PH closest to my new Acropora about a half inch in it's direction and BOOM! I woke up the morning and the polyps are showing again. I actually thought that I had enough current on it before but I was obviously wrong. I was getting worried!

[RudeBoy]

You know, it's amazing what difference a half inch makes in a saltwater tank. I turned the PH closest to my new Acropora about a half inch in it's direction and BOOM! I woke up the morning and the polyps are showing again. I actually thought that I had enough current on it before but I was obviously wrong. I was getting worried!