In my server spheres are generating underground. I went to the logs to check it out and found this:
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: //
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / Exception attempting to capture a block change! /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: //
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: /* PhaseContext : /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - Source: SpongeLocatableBlock{blockState=minecraft:air, position=(73, 26, -60), worldReference=world} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - SourceBlock: Block{minecraft:air} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - SourcePos: BlockPos{x=73, y=26, z=-60} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - NotifiedBlockState: quark:obsidian_pressure_plate[powered=false] /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - NotifiedPos: BlockPos{x=74, y=26, z=-60} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / Phases remaining : /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - Phase: Tick{NeighborNotification} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / Context: /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - Source: SpongeLocatableBlock{blockState=minecraft:air, position=(73, 26, -60), worldReference=world} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - SourceBlock: Block{minecraft:air} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - SourcePos: BlockPos{x=73, y=26, z=-60} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - NotifiedBlockState: quark:obsidian_pressure_plate[powered=false] /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - NotifiedPos: BlockPos{x=74, y=26, z=-60} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - Phase: Tick{NeighborNotification} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / Context: /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - Source: SpongeLocatableBlock{blockState=minecraft:air, position=(72, 26, -60), worldReference=world} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - SourceBlock: Block{minecraft:air} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - SourcePos: BlockPos{x=72, y=26, z=-60} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - NotifiedBlockState: quark:obsidian_pressure_plate[powered=false] /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - NotifiedPos: BlockPos{x=73, y=26, z=-60} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / - Phase: Tick{NeighborNotification} /
[12:11:18] [Server thread/ERROR] [Sponge]: / Context: */
Pictures of spheres: