is this a speciosa coral what par reqd

[maxwell]

I got this yesterday its a frag of an indo piece there is little colour in the skin and i dont know what species it is and were to place it for best PAR any idea's

 

[fishguy242]

hi, nice piece, @F i s h y may have answer for you.

 

[chipchipbro]

@Charlie’s Frags maybe you can help here as a speciosa pro.

 

[beesnreefs]

Just along for the info as I'm getting my first speciosa in a bit

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

My speciosa do best in 250-350 par

 

[beesnreefs]

My speciosa do best in 250-350 par

Any thoughts on nitrates/phosphates for coloration?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Any thoughts on nitrates/phosphates for coloration?

Anecdotally…..the collectors that keep elevated po4 seem to have the highest survival rate. Not saying lower po4 can’t/won’t work…it’s just that every collector I know that follows the “sps handbook” struggles with speciosa.

 

[fishguy242]

agree 30 nitrates .30 ish po4 ...

 

[beesnreefs]

Anecdotally…..the collectors that keep elevated po4 seem to have the highest survival rate. Not saying lower po4 can’t/won’t work…it’s just that every collector I know that follows the “sps handbook” struggles with speciosa.

I’m consistently running 0.04-0.08 po4. Growth has been fantastic with various SPS. Good PE too. Coloration not as good as I’d like.

Can’t seem to get nitrates over 0-1. just started dosing NeoPhos to see if that helps