Losing Color (To Green/Blue)

[RamsReef]

Hello,

My SPS frags are all kinda taking on a bright green, turquoise color. I have a couple "Designer" ones that when I got them had neato coloring.

I am running LED's that contain Cool White, RB, UV, Blue, Turquoise, Orange, and Red coloring so I can do whatever with the spectrum.

Currently I run mostly the blue channels with about 10% from the other channels blended in...

Should I look at putting more daylight color in or increasing the intensity? Right now the corals are at about 350-450 Par.

Thanks,

Ram

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yes, I would cut the blue more.
Here's a greening thread. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/why-do-my-blue-corals-always-turn-green.302894/#post-3707730

 

[luke33]

Often SPS change colors based on type of lighting, intensity and alk. Every tank is going to have its own chemistry and your sps are going to act accordingly. So if you pick up a sps from someone running MH, T5 or have a different alk, the sps could very easily change colors. And thats not even getting into amino's, zeo, af....etc. If its growing and healthy thats the main thing right?

 

[RamsReef]

Yes, I would cut the blue more.
Here's a greening thread. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/why-do-my-blue-corals-always-turn-green.302894/#post-3707730

Thanks you magnificent saltine.

 

[RamsReef]

Often SPS change colors based on type of lighting, intensity and alk. Every tank is going to have its own chemistry and your sps are going to act accordingly. So if you pick up a sps from someone running MH, T5 or have a different alk, the sps could very easily change colors. And thats not even getting into amino's, zeo, af....etc. If its growing and healthy thats the main thing right?

I matched the seller with ALK and AquaForest, Low nutrient, however, they were using MH and T5 I am using LED so I was thinking I have to much blue.

 

[jsker]

I would look at the trace elements, more than the lights. Are you dosing the 1+2+3+?

 

[RamsReef]

I would look at the trace elements, more than the lights. Are you dosing the 1+2+3+?

Yep 1,2,3 and weekly water changes of 20%, on a 20 G lol.

 

[jsker]

Hmm then I would then confirm @saltyfilmfolks suggestion and adjust the light. From my experience I had my white to high and bump them down and my corals had more of a recovery time.

 

[RamsReef]