Brown milie

[Dave_Lim]

Brought 2 cheap brown milie at lfs . Hopefully can colour them up . Lfs told me 1 of them is originally dark red . Day 2 pic

 

[Greg79]

I hope you dipped them good, I'd recommend to remove them from original "rock" next time
Good luck

 

[Dave_Lim]

I hope you dipped them good, I'd recommend to remove them from original "rock" next time
Good luck

I didnt dip them . As i was in a rush home last night after i buy them. The tank is not in the house i am living now. lfs told me the coral have been with them for a long time in same tank with other good sps.

 

[Scorpius]

Never add anything to your system without QT or bare minimum dipping in Bayer and removing whatever they were mounted too. AEFW and Red Bugs are no fun my friend. I personally dealt with both and never wish these problems on anyone.

 

[ChiCity]

As others have wisely mentioned, always dip!
Also, most Millies like higher par, so be sure to slowly move it up as it acclimates to your lights

 

[Ty Hamatake]

Those are two nice little colonies you have there! Should be interesting to see how they turn out

 

[Tautog]

+1, on the dipping, but dipping doesn't get everything, so most QT, especially from the LPS
Sorry, but need to ask, Why would you ever buy a coral (s) with no color ??? At any price?

 

[Dave_Lim]

First time buying brown coral. Read about them so try it myself .

 

[Dave_Lim]

As others have wisely mentioned, always dip!
Also, most Millies like higher par, so be sure to slowly move it up as it acclimates to your lights

Yes i kept it at lower level away from high par area. If pe is bad i will move it up next week. Thanks

 

[Dave_Lim]

Those are two nice little colonies you have there! Should be interesting to see how they turn out

Thanks i will update in 1 weeks time if coral is still not rtn or stn.

 

[DSC reef]

+1, on the dipping, but dipping doesn't get everything, so most QT, especially from the LPS
Sorry, but need to ask, Why would you ever buy a coral (s) with no color ??? At any price?

It's the excitement of finding a diamond in the rough. Get the coral for next to nothing and it turns into an absolute gem. Happens a lot in this hobby. I'm patient and I'd rather spend 20 dollars and watch it color up then spend 300 just to watch those awesome colors fade into something else. To each his own and one of the many things I love about this hobby.

 

[Tautog]

It's the excitement of finding a diamond in the rough. Get the coral for next to nothing and it turns into an absolute gem. Happens a lot in this hobby. I'm patient and I'd rather spend 20 dollars and watch it color up then spend 300 just to watch those awesome colors fade into something else. To each his own and one of the many things I love about this hobby.

Sorry, but just haven't seen that part of this hobby

 

[DSC reef]

Sorry, but just haven't seen that part of this hobby

There's a thread on here to show some real nice pieces. It's not for everyone to buy a browned out piece just like buying a showstopper for many hundreds of dollars isn't for everyone. That's why I said to each his own.

 

[BoomCorals]

Sorry, but just haven't seen that part of this hobby

Brownies as we have dubbed them can be awesome or can be duds. That's half the fun. My midnight sunrise millie started as a brown boring nothing. Today it's one of the best millepora I've seen.

 

[Dave_Lim]

Early Update one of my small millie frag got rtn overnight, poor pe since first day i buy it from a fellow reefer. Birdnest got burn think my led too bright, i have since reduce the light and move it away from high intensity area. As for the 2 brownies , one on right color faded more seem bleaching . Dose more coral food. If no improvement i will move it to higher light intensity next week.

 

[BoomCorals]

Early Update one of my small millie frag got rtn overnight, poor pe since first day i buy it from a fellow reefer. Birdnest got burn think my led too bright, i have since reduce the light and move it away from high intensity area. As for the 2 brownies , one on right color faded more seem bleaching . Dose more coral food. If no improvement i will move it to higher light intensity next week.

What are all of your parameters at? Have you ever used a PAR meter to see what your levels are at?

 

[Dave_Lim]

What are all of your parameters at? Have you ever used a PAR meter to see what your levels are at?

Only measured alk 7.5 ph 8.4 salinity 1.025
Did not measure par. move the coral around until it is happy.

 

[Kainic]

If a coral you have not dipped is showing poor PE and light tan colour, I'd dip ASAP, even more being a millepora. I learned it the bad way, if your parameters are ok and stable, check for pests.

 

[Dave_Lim]

If a coral you have not dipped is showing poor PE and light tan colour, I'd dip ASAP, even more being a millepora. I learned it the bad way, if your parameters are ok and stable, check for pests.

One of my small millie frag have poor pe and got rtn overnight. All other sps millie have pe.

 

[Dave_Lim]

Alk drop from 7.5 to 7.2 . Added 2 frag of red monti. Increase my carbonate dosing by 3 ml no casualty yet.