Michael7979 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Some of my Monti.'s are looking kinda wierd. Some show what looks like RTN white areas. Others seem darker in coloration, while some others are lighter in coloration. And almost everyone has less PE. This has just happened in the last few days, maybe a week. No new additions in tank since last months meeting. No new fish or inverts. LPS and acros look the same as usual. Going out to test water parameters now. I'll post them when done. Anyone have any ideas what I should look for? What might be the culprit? TIA- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 OK here are test results: PH tetra 8.0 API 8.0-8.2 KH tetra 9-10 API 11-12 Salifert 10.9 CA API 500 Salifert 480-490 Mg approx. 1350 Nitrites= 0 Salinity= 1.0265 w/ swing arm Temp.= 80.9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 put up a pic so i can look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherguy30 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Have you had any temp swings?? I learned the hard way with most of my monti's with a bad thermometer. Just curious cause mine bleached out around the edges first, and faded in color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Have you been looking for nudibranchs? They can cause white patches, fading, and less PE. Look on the underside for egg clusters. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 The montis are in the neighborhood. I have a monti problem I am fighting right now. The nudis are white/tan and look a bit like detritus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 I looked at several of the monti's and saw nothing that would make think I found nudi's. Seems weird that it would start all of a sudden...... since it has been nearly a month since anything has been added to the tank. Figured if I had nudi's the damage would have shown up before now. I will look again tomorrow. Can't hurt to double check, right. No, I have not had any temperature swings. Heater is on controller and temps go from 76-77 in the morning to 80-81 at the end of the day. Those are very normal and have been that way since the tank was re set-up, 3 months ago. Lights are off. I will try to post pictures tomorrow also. Anyone else have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 I have an orange digi., pokerstar, green cap, and my green w/ red polyp monti are showing these signs. But my sunset, superman, another orange digi., and a purple cap frag look great. That is why I'm puzzled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfinsax Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Let me guess that the spots are about the size of a pee. I have the same thing that happens to a few in my tank as well. My orange Monti, Green slimer, and a couple other sps. The spots last for about a week or two and then they heal up and are gone till it happens again in month or two. I havent been able to find what it is that I am doing so far and have been trying to keep the water as stable as I can. I will keep a eye here as to hope you find what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I have an orange monti cap that had a similar problem. It looks to be healing now after a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 I have an orange monti cap that had a similar problem. It looks to be healing now after a few days. How many is a few days? I'm sitting right now at about 4. Hope they heal up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 Let me guess that the spots are about the size of a pee. I have the same thing that happens to a few in my tank as well. My orange Monti, Green slimer, and a couple other sps. The spots last for about a week or two and then they heal up and are gone till it happens again in month or two. I havent been able to find what it is that I am doing so far and have been trying to keep the water as stable as I can. I will keep a eye here as to hope you find what it is. No they are't pea sized spots. They are more of just 'blobs'. Random in shape. Some don't show white spots..... they are just dis-colored. Hope they heal up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I am at about 6 days and they are still visible but they are not bright white anymore. SO I think they are healing. Maybe I will know more in a week. Hopefully we dont all have something bad that eats monti's!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I was thinking.... do you have any kind of fish that might nip at polyps? I have a flame angel that will occasionally nip at a few sps when its getting hungry. I have noticed that if I keep it well fed that I wont have any issues. Maybe this is what caused the spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 I was thinking.... do you have any kind of fish that might nip at polyps? I have a flame angel that will occasionally nip at a few sps when its getting hungry. I have noticed that if I keep it well fed that I wont have any issues. Maybe this is what caused the spots. Nope! Just tangs, mandrain, LMB, and an Emporer Angel, who has only nipped LPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimy fish Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Hey Mike, Have you added carbon to your tank recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Hey Mike' date=' Have you added carbon to your tank recently?[/quote'] Just put some in today. Have not had any in since the re-start. On a side note: Nothing looks any worse today............ but nothing looks better either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfinsax Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I thought in my system that it was the dkh that was off so I got a Calciam reactor and that was fixxed with that, now I thinking it is Ph dropping in the night or the salianty getting high from evaporation, Still I get the same thing about once a month. Not the fish and not nudi's as I have had them and know what to look for. Some day I will find the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I looked at several of the monti's and saw nothing that would make think I found nudi's. Seems weird that it would start all of a sudden...... since it has been nearly a month since anything has been added to the tank. Figured if I had nudi's the damage would have shown up before now. I will look again tomorrow. Can't hurt to double check, right. No, I have not had any temperature swings. Heater is on controller and temps go from 76-77 in the morning to 80-81 at the end of the day. Those are very normal and have been that way since the tank was re set-up, 3 months ago. Lights are off. I will try to post pictures tomorrow also. Anyone else have any ideas? I once got a purple monti frag from a member that had this cute little white mop headed thing that would poke his head out sometimes and I thought how cute. 8 or 9 months later I found out the hadr way that he was a she and had millions of babies that wiped out my montis Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 I looked again and still didn't see any. All my monti's are still in the same shape they were when I started this thread. None have gotten better......... none have gotten worse. (scratch) I'm thinking it has to be water quality. Possibly high salinity. I just think it's weird that the monti's are showing weird signs and not any Acro's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 Well update time: All of the monti.'s have regained their color except the green digitata. The Orange digi. still looks like it is missing polyps/flesh but has regained its color. Kinda looks like a layer was removed and it is growing back. Like a cut would on your hand. So I never did find a real anwser to why this happened but they appear to be recovering. All I did do was lower my salinity a little. Maybe it was higher then my tester was reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Well update time: All of the monti.'s have regained their color except the green digitata. The Orange digi. still looks like it is missing polyps/flesh but has regained its color. Kinda looks like a layer was removed and it is growing back. Like a cut would on your hand. So I never did find a real anwser to why this happened but they appear to be recovering. All I did do was lower my salinity a little. Maybe it was higher then my tester was reading. And you added carbon. What salt you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 Yep. Kent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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