Montipora angry

[Ruzoko]

Ssooooo long story short, tryin to figure out whats up with my montipora, hasnt had its polyps out the last couple days for some reason. My birds nest is happy go lucky along with other corals, the only thing I can think is it is possibly upset about either the recent water change which was a 30% change due to higher nitrates or the daily increase from acclimation mode from primes which started at 30% until now 19 days total with 11 remaining. Thoughts?

 

[fachatga]

Is it new?

 

[Ruzoko]

Is it new?

Its about 3 months old, the lights are new and been on acclimation mode for a while now

 

[Ruzoko]

Is it new?

I do have the monti about mid level in the tank so im wondering if the par is getting too high for it and it is getting upset

 

[fachatga]

I’d think lighting since it’s what’s changed. By using the acclimation mode you essentially took its light away and it still doesn’t have full strength after like 3 weeks. I’d say that’s making it unhappy. But could be lots of other things. Other parameters etc could have changed. I think I’m in the minority but I’ve never liked the idea of using acclimation mode on a tank with corals already settled in it.

 

[Ruzoko]

I’d think lighting since it’s what’s changed. By using the acclimation mode you essentially took its light away and it still doesn’t have full strength after like 3 weeks. I’d say that’s making it unhappy. But could be lots of other things. Other parameters etc could have changed. I think I’m in the minority but I’ve never liked the idea of using acclimation mode on a tank with corals already settled in it.

Yeah unfortunately I had to since the previous lights had suuuper sucky par until getting x2 ai primes. I will give it another day and if nadda check parameters again before a water change/relocation.

 

[Ruzoko]

New issue, monti is back to the usual polyps out etc, but im daily having to remove BHA off it it was in a decent flow spot but adjusted the wave maker in a slow pulse in the direction of the coral to help. Ive been fighting this algae for a while and am slowly gaining ground but its covered on the rocks around my corals. Any advice on how to handle? Ive reduced feeding amount for fish, cut lighting a bit, and manually removing the junk off sand but the concern is my monti seems to be the target for it.