Ready for sps?

[Nemo1]

I’ve had a plating montipora in my tank since it’s been a few weeks old, I made a post about it as it wasn’t doing good, since then it’s not got worse or better, I assume it is already somewhat dead and can’t be recovered
Basically what I’m asking is if I put a new montipora frag in the tank will it just die again? How to know?
it’s a 60g with 2 reef led 90s
Calcium is high but stable at 500
Phosphate at 0.03
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Alk 8
Tank is coming up to 5 months old has coralline algae growing on equipment and glass

 

[splitting_lanes]

Plating monti is a pretty easy sps. I put one in my tank at 5 months and it’s doing great.

do you have any other corals, and how are they doing?

 

[Nemo1]

I have Duncan’s with around 15-20 heads, mushrooms, gsp, hammers, candy canes, recently added a acan frag
Everything is doing good and growing, I’ve got a Goni that has been in there a few weeks, it’s opening more and more but the clowns don’t leave it alone, other than that everything is good and happy

 

[splitting_lanes]

I think a new monti frag will be fine.

I think you added your first one to early, but it seems good now. Nitrate is low, but so is mine.

 

[Redfoxtang]

Personally I would bring up your nutrients to a move detectable level. Feeding more frozen foods will help. Then when you get your nutrients to some what stable adding more SPS (Acros) should thrive!

 

[andrewey]

Any reason you're still testing nitrite?

 

[Nemo1]

I’ll try another frag when I get some, hopefully it turns out better than the last, I feed a cube and a half at the moment I’ll try 2 cubes to get nitrates up a bit

I don’t still test nitrites usually, only when I post my parameters on here to give the details incase it helps further

 

[andrewey]

Gotchya- I think you have a good plan increasing your nutrients a bit. I'd give it another try- just remember, SPS love stability even more than they love having the "correct numbers"

 

[mitch91175]

I’ve had a plating montipora in my tank since it’s been a few weeks old, I made a post about it as it wasn’t doing good, since then it’s not got worse or better, I assume it is already somewhat dead and can’t be recovered
Basically what I’m asking is if I put a new montipora frag in the tank will it just die again? How to know?
it’s a 60g with 2 reef led 90s
Calcium is high but stable at 500
Phosphate at 0.03
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Alk 8
Tank is coming up to 5 months old has coralline algae growing on equipment and glass

Growing coralline algae in tank you should be fine adding the monti. Your PO4 is fine if you can keep it that level. Increase NO3 to something detectable and have at it (Feed a little more).

 

[Proteus Meep]

Montipora Setosa is a good hardy option for a second attempt with some great growth forms and colour that is seriously intense

 

[Nemo1]

Thanks for all the advice, I will update this thread after adding a new frag

 

[wmo168]

also check your par on the light. Start low and move the sps up to the right par. Dont bleech or burn it right away when introduce to the tank

 

[Nemo1]

Delivery came today, got some pavona, montipora and zoas
As of now the montipora look okay I guess?
also what kind of flow and light for pavonas?

 

[mitch91175]

Delivery came today, got some pavona, montipora and zoas
As of now the montipora look okay I guess?
also what kind of flow and light for pavonas?

Congrats but man those are small for monti frags.

 

[Nemo1]

Yeah very small, the auction photos made them look bigger but I guess not, they were only a few pounds, like 2 dollars each
Do they take long to grow?

 

[splitting_lanes]

Yeah very small, the auction photos made them look bigger but I guess not, they were only a few pounds, like 2 dollars each
Do they take long to grow?

They grow pretty fast, relatively speaking