Red branching montipora-no polyp extension

[melonheadorion]

about 2 weeks ago, i bought a red montipora digi as well as a spit fire laptastrea. the first day, the monti extended its polyps, but since then, it hasnt. meanwhile the spitfire seems to be doing well. the only other SPS that i have in the tank, is a blue montipora that is doing phenomenal with polyps always extended, and extended quite well. all of my zoas are doing good, mushrooms are doing excellent as well, duncan fully extended, and my newly purchased dragon soul torch doing great as well. however, the only one that i am having an issue with is the red monti.

parameters.
lighting where it is sitting at 150-200
flow- i would say its moderate flow where its at. actually sits right next to the spitfire.
ammonia 0
nitrite-0
nitrate 7-10
phosphate-0-.02
calcium 420
alk 9.5
salinity 1.025

since parameters seem to be good, from the limited knowledge that i do have, i would suspect maybe it needs more light, or more flow. figured i would get some thoughts from anyone that has had more experience than myself.

 

[T-J]

IME montis are very adaptable and forgiving. I'd try moving it to lower light for a bit and see if that changes anything. They do like good flow.
FWIW, I have a forest fire digi that gets a lot of light and flow. It took a little bit to take off, but now it's doing great. Sometimes a coral just takes a bit longer to adjust to its new home. Some won't transition and die.
I got a bunch of frags from a very reputable seller and they all came from the same system/conditions. However, three of them didn't make it for whatever reason. The others are encrusting and growing.

 

[melonheadorion]

IME montis are very adaptable and forgiving. I'd try moving it to lower light for a bit and see if that changes anything. They do like good flow.
FWIW, I have a forest fire digi that gets a lot of light and flow. It took a little bit to take off, but now it's doing great. Sometimes a coral just takes a bit longer to adjust to its new home. Some won't transition and die.
I got a bunch of frags from a very reputable seller and they all came from the same system/conditions. However, three of them didn't make it for whatever reason. The others are encrusting and growing.

ill give it a go. cant hurt. i suppose. i have a spot where i can cut par to half of what its getting, so ill try that