My first coral was a small green Montipora capricornis. I had read they were relatively "easy", and would kind of be a "canary-in-the-coal-mine", serving as an early indicator of problems, and thereby safeguard other SPS. I added the coral to my tank exactly 60 days ago. It's almost doubled in size since then, but is fading; at least half the color and vibrancy it originally had. I'm confused by the growth in comparison to color. It's been in the same position, with the same light, and pretty stable parameters. If anything, there's a lack of nitrates and phosphates now compared to two months ago, and, I have increased the amount of blue in my lighting schedule. What can I do? I have more corals forthcoming, and am worried about their welfare. Can one target feed a monti cap? Should I be using a supplement?
