I think my frogspawn is bleaching

[Jl330]

I'll get pics tomorrow, already lights out for the night but I saw an old pic on my phone and it looks like it's losing color. It's near the bottom of the tank but my LEDs are at full intensity. Will it adapt or should I try to find a shady spot? Been about a month in the tank and its gotten bigger.

 

[Jl330]

Bad pic because lights out but you get the idea. Hardly any color here.

I'm just confused because it's growing.

 

[rich nyc]

I can't tell but it doesnt looked completely bleached. Last year when I got new leds I bleached my hammer but it has recovered. I would put it with less light so it can recover.

 

[Jl330]

I turned down the intensity of my lights to about 75%. I'm gonna get some reef roids and start dosing kalkwasser then gradually bring back the lights when it colors back up.

Might try spot feeding as well.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Spot feeding will probably help, what are your nitrates and phosphates like?

 

[Jl330]

Spot feeding will probably help, what are your nitrates and phosphates like?

Nitrates 0

Phosphates about .5-1.0 ppm
Api test so it's hard to tell


I'm battling the phosphates and have been for a while. I don't have a sump so no fuge. I think that would help.

 

[Jl330]

I thought about ruining gfo in my can filter I'm using as a carbon reactor but I've heard it can be bad for corals so I'm sitting on it. I have aquamaxx phosphate out on hand.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Nitrates 0

Phosphates about .5-1.0 ppm
Api test so it's hard to tell


I'm battling the phosphates and have been for a while. I don't have a sump so no fuge. I think that would help.

I thought about ruining gfo in my can filter I'm using as a carbon reactor but I've heard it can be bad for corals so I'm sitting on it. I have aquamaxx phosphate out on hand.

Euphyllia's like it when there are nutrients in the water, if there are 0 nitrates (which is a stretch to say considering the accuracy of API kits), then that may be what is causing the bleaching.

I would also hold off on the GFO for now and instead try to limit feedings since they are the primary source of phosphates. Adding GFO could shock your corals from a sudden removal of phosphates.

 

[Jl330]

Euphyllia's like it when there are nutrients in the water, if there are 0 nitrates (which is a stretch to say considering the accuracy of API kits), then that may be what is causing the bleaching.

I would also hold off on the GFO for now and instead try to limit feedings since they are the primary source of phosphates. Adding GFO could shock your corals from a sudden removal of phosphates.

I don't know how to keep nitrates in the water. It reads what appears to be zero every time but I try to keep my water really clean.

Maybe I'm overdoing it.

I do weekly changes, feed daily, have 5 fish, and run a hob skimmer.

Could adding any algae reactor help keep phosphates down as I bring nitrates up?

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

I don't know how to keep nitrates in the water. It reads what appears to be zero every time but I try to keep my water really clean.

Maybe I'm overdoing it.

I do weekly changes, feed daily, have 5 fish, and run a hob skimmer.

Could adding any algae reactor help keep phosphates down as I bring nitrates up?

An algae reactor is going to reduce both nitrates and phosphates.

You may be over skimming but looking back it could be a combination of that and your lighting, so I would first move it somewhere with a bit less lighting and if that doesn't do anything I would try simple stuff like not cleaning the filtration as often, turning the skimmer off an hour or so after you feed to try and raise the nitrates steadily, and most importantly, naturally.

 

[Jl330]

An algae reactor is going to reduce both nitrates and phosphates.

You may be over skimming but looking back it could be a combination of that and your lighting, so I would first move it somewhere with a bit less lighting and if that doesn't do anything I would try simple stuff like not cleaning the filtration as often, turning the skimmer off an hour or so after you feed to try and raise the nitrates steadily, and most importantly, naturally.

I wondered if I should run the skimmer on the same schedule as my lights. I already dialed back the intensity on them.

Going too try spot feeding as well.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

I wondered if I should run the skimmer on the same schedule as my lights. I already dialed back the intensity on them.

Going too try spot feeding as well.

Just experiment in small increments to see if anything makes an impact. It will take it a while to color back up but if it is still exhibiting full polyp extension then things are okay

 

[Jl330]

I'll just start with less water changing and more food. I've been doing so much to try to eliminate cyano that I depleted the nutrients.

Tank is just over 2 months old.

 

[Jl330]

Here it is now lights on. Not totally bleached but not like when I brought it home.

 

[Stigigemla]

By me Euphyllias bleach when nitrates go down under 1 mg/l.
There are some threads here about using stump remover to raise nitrate.

 

[Jl330]

By me Euphyllias bleach when nitrates go down under 1 mg/l.
There are some threads here about using stump remover to raise nitrate.

I looked at a thread about that. My test doesn't show anything detectable til they're way too high..