Best colour enhancing supplement?

[Chris C]

I'd like to bring out the "potentials" of my corals[emoji7] . Which supplement would help me make their inner colours come out? [emoji4]

 

[CodyRVA]

Fish Poop.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Without more info on your tank and what exactly your looking for I see this thread going a few different directions. Let's count down to see when the first acropower post comes

 

[altezza]

ME polyp extender

 

[jsker]

Your trace elements, and look into reef nutrition products. For my trace elements I dose Aquaforest products

 

[Wiz]

Photoshop!! ;-) lol just kidding. I hate photoshopping.

 

[FL_Reefer]

Any type of trace elements or aminos will help.

 

[Ross]

ZEOVIT!

 

[nwkermit]

T5

 

[Russ265]

I'd like to bring out the "potentials" of my corals[emoji7] . Which supplement would help me make their inner colours come out? [emoji4]

im gonna agree with the fish poop comments @CodyRVA | because it really comes down to the basics.

nutrients and light.

while some trace elements may "tweak" colors, they will not change the base canvas.

if your colors arent on the pale/pastel side up the lighting. if they are, turn down whites.

on the nutrient side: pale... add nutrients, browner, up light or employ a better nutrient export.

i target 2-5 nitrate, .02-.04 po4.

 

[FarmerTy]

Fish poop and aminos!

 

[Chris C]

@Ross I'm interested in trying Zoevit products. Which one do you use?

 

[Grayout]

I don't dose anything and get pretty solid color by having a lot of fish and a regular feeding schedule. You could also try cycling your skimmer on and off if your corals are looking pale.

 

[Salty1962]

Your trace elements, and look into reef nutrition products. For my trace elements I dose Aquaforest products

+1 on Aquaforest products and so far so good.

 

[Ross]

@Ross I'm interested in trying Zoevit products. Which one do you use?

I just started 3 weeks ago. I'm running full zeovit with the zeolite and carbon. If you are wanting to run full zeovit there is a dedicated forum that is very active. If your just wanting to dose some of their supplements I'd look at Phols Coral vitalizer and sponge power. I have also heard good things about their amino acids and coral snow, but I haven't tried those yet.

 

[Reef UP]

Great lighting low po4 and moderate nitrates and stable emphasis on stable parameters and I just leave things alone. Don't chase numbers every tank has a point they just settle out to and just leave it if things are happy and tank has stabilized let it be. And agree bring on the fish poop! Tang poop is acro Crack!

 

[Monkeytank]

I've tried fish poop for a while and I still look the same; was hoping my eyes would pop more.

For my tank I used acropower and saw a big colony of tricolor acropora go from almost bleached back to nice purple tips in a couple of weeks.

 

[Salty1962]

Great lighting low po4 and moderate nitrates and stable emphasis on stable parameters and I just leave things alone. Don't chase numbers every tank has a point they just settle out to and just leave it if things are happy and tank has stabilized let it be. And agree bring on the fish poop! Tang poop is acro Crack!

Awesome tank!

 

[Salty1962]

I just started 3 weeks ago. I'm running full zeovit with the zeolite and carbon. If you are wanting to run full zeovit there is a dedicated forum that is very active. If your just wanting to dose some of their supplements I'd look at Phols Coral vitalizer and sponge power. I have also heard good things about their amino acids and coral snow, but I haven't tried those yet.

 

[Salty1962]

I use the Amino's, POHLs extra, LPS Amino's and Coral Food.Their good, very concentrated so a bottle lasts a while. I've also started to use some of Aquaforest's products, to soon to tell on them yet but good results so far.
Thx