Feedback Plz - Coloring Back Up

specialk · Dec 20, 2016

Hey All -

I think mostly everyone on here has gone thru some sort of water parameter swings and unbalance that caused your SPS to brown out a bit, lose color, etc.

I went thru this for the first time (was not dosing but now currently am) and it caused my SPS to lose color. I have since started to dose and it has been about 3 weeks of stable water parameters and I have noticed some of my sps to start their path to looking healthy and FULL COLOR ...

I am wondering how long it took many of you to get your SPS back to 100% full strength and full color when you went thru this (I am curious as to how long this will take to get things back to full color and looking bright and beautiful)

Randy Holmes-Farley · Dec 20, 2016

The corals are browned or paled out?

specialk · Dec 20, 2016

For example .... @Randy Holmes-Farley this coral. As you can see the bright blue is starting to come back on the tips and work its way down to the base and recover. But you can see the color at the base as that's how it was before when things weren't stable

glagunda · Dec 20, 2016

Going through it now. Purple bonsai lost some color due to high alk. Been dialing it down. Currently at 9.dkh. Starting to get some color back within 3 weeks.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Dec 20, 2016

OK, definitely not browned up due to excess ZOOX. It might benefit from higher nutrients.

specialk · Dec 20, 2016

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
OK, definitely not browned up due to excess ZOOX. It might benefit from higher nutrients.

Ok thanks Randy ...so something like Aquavitro Fuel ...? Or something alomg those lines?

Flippers4pups · Dec 20, 2016

Aminos might help. What's your NO3 at? 2-5ppm seems to help mine color up.

specialk · Dec 20, 2016

Flippers4pups said:
Aminos might help. What's your NO3 at? 2-5ppm seems to help mine color up.

My NO3 is at like 1. (If that I have not tested it in a bit) I have a 55 gal sump amd the middle chamber is PACKED with chaeto that grows out of control.