Blue SPS pale

[Graffiti Spot]

High light use radion or reefbreeder

Very odd recommendation, although higher par will help brighten blues or make them more solid. Why are these two lights better than the others?

 

[Graffiti Spot]

.25 po4 like me lol! Led tank makes my blue sps purple with no t5 supplement

I would agree, the more blue LEDs are used the worse or more off the blue corals look.

 

[Fishfinder]

I just know my blue can be better. Ive seen it in my own tank. Ill get the iodine and potassium up. If that doesnt fix it. I'll try more white light in a month. I dont want to change too many things

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Sounds like a good plan. If it's iodine or potassium you should see an improvement sooner than later. Don't raise potassium more than 10 a day just to be safe. To much will burn your corals tips first.

 

[Fishfinder]

Sounds like a good plan. If it's iodine or potassium you should see an improvement sooner than later. Don't raise potassium more than 10 a day just to be safe. To much will burn your corals tips first.

Thanks, good advice. Ive never had to dose potassium. Sooner as in a few weeks? If the dosing doesnt work I have a few coral+ bulbs i could swap the blue+ out for

 

[DSC reef]

I wrote something a while back about this article. It was mostly about how it is misleading and most of it not really true, the parts that are helpful pertain to mostly uln tanks. The fact they use a green digi as a representative of yellow coral says it all. Not sure what they did to make it look yellow but I know it wasn't what they suggest to do in the article. Probably just camera tricks.
Blue imo will need a good light with the right spectrum. 10k halide bulbs are the best at bringing out solid blues in new growth.

The part I'm interested in was the general information on elements to coral color. We all have opinions and the pictures of the corals in article are of no concern, they look shopped. Just trying to point a friend in the right direction.

 

[DSC reef]

Thanks, good advice. Ive never had to dose potassium. Sooner as in a few weeks? If the dosing doesnt work I have a few coral+ bulbs i could swap the blue+ out for

I would hold off on changing your spectrum. All 20k on our reef tank and blues were never a problem in corals. Start with dosing elements and wait a few months before touching the lights.

 

[Ledreef]

 

[DSC reef]

Seriously man, don't flood this thread with saturated photos and no help. Doesn't it get old?? @Fishfinder we will come over and make all your corals neon with a cool phone app like this guy does.

 

[Fishfinder]

lol thats the same exact picture. again with no words. hahaha my colors look good, im happy. just trying to touch the blues up a bit. You have to come over soon!! And you need to get that tank set up. I have tons of stuff for you!

 

[DSC reef]

lol thats the same exact picture. again with no words. hahaha my colors look good, im happy. just trying to touch the blues up a bit. You have to come over soon!! And you need to get that tank set up. I have tons of stuff for you!

We are looking forward to it bud! I will see if @Lovemyreef2015 is up to taking pics

 

[Fishfinder]

I need to work on making a new view down box. I got glue all over mine making some frags. Maybe i can find the pieces to do that tomorrow

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

We are looking forward to it bud! I will see if @Lovemyreef2015 is up to taking pics

Always up to taking pictures!

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Try AquaForest Fluorine. It has maintain the colour on my Blue sps frag ever when I last purchased it earlier this year. And I'm only using 6 bulbs ATI Sunpower T5HO fixture.

 

[Fishfinder]

I use all aquaforest products. Ive had good results with them. But my flourine tested good. Ill going to give the kalium a try

 

[DSC reef]

Try AquaForest Fluorine. It has maintain the colour on my Blue sps frag ever when I last purchased it earlier this year. And I'm only using 6 bulbs ATI Sunpower T5HO fixture.

This ^^^ I couldn't think of a product to recommend but I've heard good things.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

I use all aquaforest products. Ive had good results with them. But my flourine tested good. Ill going to give the kalium a try

I do believe AquaForest Kalium tend to lean more on the Red colours

 

[Fishfinder]

Im already using the iodium. I can pick up the flourine too, it wont hurt. I thought i would need the kalium for the potassium?

 

[happyhourhero]

Interested to see how the iodine dosing goes. My icp has low iodine and also strontium but I found threads where randy was saying it was pointless to dose so I haven’t. If you guys get good results I may try.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Im already using the iodium. I can pick up the flourine too, it wont hurt. I thought i would need the kalium for the potassium?

Both Kalium & Fluorine have potassium but Fluorine is the best for Blues. The description on the front of the packaging details it.