TSA pink rim Halo Monti placement help

mrpontiac80 · Apr 16, 2023

I have several monti’s and acros and all are doing well but I recently got a TSA Pink Rim Halo and would really like an opinion on placement. I love this type of monti and have killed a couple in the past. My system is much better now so I’m trying it again.

The tank is a 180… 6x2x2. I have a large group of rocks on the left with acros on top half and I was thinking about placing this monti in the bottom quarter of the tank. Par is currently 150 on the right placement area and less in the left placement. I’m not sure if this is going to encrust or plate or both. Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated for the best chance at success. I’m attaching a video so you might can see the depth better.
Edit: power heads turned off in video, but there is lots of flow there as you can see the sand is pushed away.

blaxsun · Apr 17, 2023

As high as you can.

TopShelfAquatics · Apr 17, 2023

As with most palawanensis monti you want to put them lower in the tank. They do not tolerate high lighting and will loose color.

mrpontiac80 · Apr 17, 2023

TopShelfAquatics said:
As with most palawanensis monti you want to put them lower in the tank. They do not tolerate high lighting and will loose color.

Thank you! Do these tend to plate somewhat or mostly encrust and most pictures I see of bigger pieces they look to plate