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JRfowler
07-08-06, 18:44
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/FowlersRs/DSC00043.jpg

well my first monti (ignore title its been a long day at work, got it for a tenner from the lfs, now my calcium levels are good in the tank so should this grow well?

I take it the white tips r growing..

any advice?
hairyduck
07-08-06, 18:46
that's a montipora digitata, not an acro, nice specimin for a tenner though, and a bit hardier than acros!
Will
07-08-06, 18:58
pmsl so the lfs has a clue then ;)
JRfowler
07-08-06, 19:05
pmsl so the lfs has a clue then ;)

nope, they do have a clue and thats exactly what they told me it was now, im just being an idiot as it was a long day..

still, can I expect growth?
Will
07-08-06, 19:07
nope, they do have a clue and thats exactly what they told me it was now, im just being an idiot as it was a long day..

still, can I expect growth?

yeah its a fairly easy sps to keep, but we would need a full list of the tank specs and parameter to be sure it will be okay
JRfowler
07-08-06, 19:09
yes, my main concern is intoxification from the softies I have in the tank, I started with softies hence their place in my tank, but im moving towards the more hardcore end of the market now..

I dont run carbon, although someone mentioned I should try thinking about it if the monti doesnt grow, to get rid of the softie toxins I am told?
muzzy
07-08-06, 19:57
i would run carbon if i were you.
some of the softies can be more or less toxic depending on species, lobophytum - devils hand is supposedly very toxic to hard corals - but i have one and i dont think ill get rid of it. all sps growing well so im not too worried. i run activated carbon (rowa-carbon)in a cannister filter and change once a month.

i have a few sps corals but i do like my softies and lps as well. i would never run an all SPS tank.
Heysidays
07-08-06, 21:53
yes, my main concern is intoxification from the softies I have in the tank, I started with softies hence their place in my tank, but im moving towards the more hardcore end of the market now..
I hope you have a wallet that is well and truly lined with £10 notes, lol.
PS nice frag for a tenner.