Sunburst monti issues. Pics

Burrito · Jan 22, 2019

so I’ve finally starting having success with sps in general and back in December the tank got “too clean” and had about 2 weeks of Dino’s appear before I got it under control. Since then my growth has slowed but the colors lost during the outbreak have come back. Fast forward to now, my sunburst monti keeps accumulating algae in the surface.

How do I stop this? It’s getting direct flow (no changes) good lighting, and tank parameters are stable
Alk 9.5
Calcium 410
Mag 1300
Ph ave 8.1

What can I do to correct this cap and also increase growth I general for all my sps?

When I got it (September)

Now

This is the only sps that seems to have algae on it

RamsReef · Jan 22, 2019

hard call, only reqson it has algea is because its not growing, that being said its not dead.

I would just leave it.

tdileo · Jan 22, 2019

Recently I added a lot more flow to my tank and added a doser. The growth difference for me has been astronomical, completely night and day difference.

29bonsaireef · Jan 22, 2019

I would lightly brush it with a toothbrush and put it in the sump completely out of light for maybe two days. Or just wait it out and see if the algae disappears on its own.

Thingsibuild · Jan 23, 2019

Mine did the same thing. It was from to much light.

Burrito · Jan 23, 2019

i increased lighting a couple months ago when i added diffusers to my radions, i dont have a par meter but i slowly increased intensity about 20% overall from 50 to 70% as per BRS stating the difuser robs about 30% of Par

Thingsibuild · Jan 23, 2019

I would just Turkey baster for a couple days. I would think it'll clear up. But don't do to many things at once. It's a hardy coral it should snap out.

celebrityovernight · Jan 23, 2019

looks like either too much flow or too much light. Something is causing the tissue to recess allowing algae to grow.

Highgrade · Jan 23, 2019

Personally it looks like it will rebound. The algae is on dead tissue. Caused most likely by one of three things.... Alk swing, Dinos or detritus build up on the monti. My money is on the dino's. I've always found that Sunburst do well in lower lighting. 150-200 par range. Flow shouldn't be an issue. Unless you only have direct flow hammering away constantly at the monti.