Can't keep montipora

[Dogbed]

All my corals are doing great water parameters are in check but every time I put a montipora cap in in losses its color and dies is it my LEDs

 

[duke62]

No not your LEDs :-( I have them and they grow like crazy. Montis are sensitive to alk swings. They are your first sign your alk is swinging or off

 

[reefer4eva]

No not your LEDs :-( I have them and they grow like crazy. Montis are sensitive to alk swings. They are your first sign your alk is swinging or off

+1 ..I struggled in the past with a lot of the more desirable monti's till I had my alk in check

 

[Dogbed]

My cal 420
Alk 9

 

[duke62]

Do you test day to day or every so often?

 

[TUSI]

Check your iodine

 

[d5332]

Some corals are sensitive to LED's. If the water is fine and you mean your montipora turns white rather quickly then your current light setting is cooking them.


I killed red digi, jada mind trick and a couple of others when I increased the lights from 55% to 60%.


I have two chalice corals that do not color up or grow unless I keep them in the most outer corner of the tank, wont tolerate 35% LED light intensity.


LEDS are a tricky thing, acropora morphs into different colors with higher LED intensity hence why I raise it but I lost coral due to it, had to dial it back, you may have to move the montipora or decrease LED intensity.