flame thrower losing color help!!!!!

[Pizzapro83]

Over the last couple days my alk got low(6dkh). I slowly am bring it up over two days. My flame thrower and Immolotion orange are turing white. There flesh is fine and the are eating but there color is almost gone. They are both shaded. They are not getting to much light . They have been in the same spot for three months and been fine. What else do you guys and girls think in could be. My mag is 1320 if that helps any..

 

[reefboy]

sounds like you found the problem they dont handle low Alk which also means your Ph was probly fluctuating at night which also can cause bleaching just do what your doing and slowly bring things back up like your doing and they should recover.

 

[Pizzapro83]

should i keep them shaded

 

[JR's Reef]

should i keep them shaded

I would keep them where they are

 

[scrapz]

keep them where they are, don't move them at all. they will eventually regain their color

 

[Pizzapro83]

thanks for the help guys

 

[Pizzapro83]

will it take a long time

 

[scrapz]

I've seen colonies completely bleach and recover within 2-3 months. frags should be quicker

 

[JR's Reef]

I've seen colonies completely bleach and recover within 2-3 months. frags should be quicker

Agree it just all depends. I bleached my FT out dosing Vodka and it been about a month and its allmost back to its full color but some of my other chalices are taking longer

 

[bushh23]

I bought a browned out FT from a similar tank mishap and it colored up for me within a month! They color back up pretty quickly and once theyre settled in i think they can be pretty solid.

 

[ddiver]

Fyi...I'm running neozeo and keep my alk at 7dkh and never seen any Ill effects on my chalices...Everything is nice and colored..