Additive for Color in Zoas

[CastAway]

I was wondering, is there an additive or product that enhances color in zoanthids?

 

[Oscaror]

I don't know, I'd use it if it exists

 

[CastAway]

Iodine, vitamin C? Is light the one and only color influencing component?

 

[Legendary Corals]

We use AquaVitro Fuel and have amazing results with both color and growth! If you have LEDs, zoanthids love the blue spectrum. We run ours at 100% blues with very little whites and noticed a very large change in color and polyp size.

 

[CastAway]

I already use the Aquavitro Fuel, manually dosing 60ml every third day for a total volume of approximately 210g. NO3 at 3-4ppm and no detectable PO4 (although I do have some algae growth and a huge macro filled Refugium - so I know there's PO4 present)

Could I up my dose?

My blues (Orphek Nilus) run 100%, but I do ramp my whites up to 70% for a couple hours per day. Will the whites inhibit zoa growth?

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

There isn't anything you can add like salt and pepper, per say but the lower the nutrients the brighter they will be. The higher the nutrients, the darker they will be. Hope that helps

~ CI

 

[joshporksandwich]

Every tank is different. The only thing in my opinion that makes the best corals is steady parameters. I keep phosphates between 5-10. I mix fuel with the food so i would say i add fuel daily.

 

[CastAway]

"The food"? The food for fish, or the food for Zoas?

 

[Saltwater gardens]

I started using Reef Energy A and B, excellent results with colorotaion in all my corals.

 

[akitareefer]

I use a powdered coral food 3x a week. My system runs low nitrate and phosphate so I purposely dirty the water. Colors are the best I've ever had.

 

[CastAway]

Those are striking @akitareefer!

 

[Triggreef]

The best additive for coral color is blue LEDs

 

[ZoaCollector]

Do you mind addressing the powdered coral food you use akita?

 

[reefaboo]

I use a powdered coral food 3x a week. My system runs low nitrate and phosphate so I purposely dirty the water. Colors are the best I've ever had.

What lights do you use ?

And whats the coral food you are mentioning ?

 

[Chris-tico]

I use a powdered coral food 3x a week. My system runs low nitrate and phosphate so I purposely dirty the water. Colors are the best I've ever had.

Do you mind addressing the powdered coral food you use akita?

BUMP

 

[tuna_bullet]

steady perimeters clean water lots of food lots of blues for colors and whites for growth just find the combo you like best and stick with it, everything will look great in time.

 

[CastAway]

I've tried to feed my zoas, but I'm not sure they eat.

 

[tjgr34]

The best additive for coral color is blue LEDs

A lot of people have good luck using Photoshop, too.

 

[mOnsterzOas26]

My Zoas love Reef Roids .

 

[akitareefer]

What lights do you use ?

And whats the coral food you are mentioning ?

Coral frenzy specifically but I think there are many similar products. Radion g2 and blue plus