Pale SPS but encrusting

[Charlie’s Frags]

Why else would he want Zeo, which is purposefully ULNS to make his acros look the way they do? Which btw don't look pastel, they look pale, OP.

Hey Charlie, did you get my gift I sent you? It's a box of zeolites and GFO...

Return to sender

 

[SeaDweller]

Return to sender

LMAOOOOOO

 

[dirtysock]

Why do you want ultra low nutrients???

I only wanted low nutrients, not ultra low.

In the previous tank I kept, the nutrients were often out of control. Despite running ATS, GFO, cutting back on feeding and increasing vinegar and dosing bacteria. Hence with this tank, I embarked on zeovit to help me keep the nutrients low but not to the point where the corals look so pale. (Didn't know they would get this pale!)

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I only wanted low nutrients, not ultra low.

In the previous tank I kept, the nutrients were often out of control. Despite running ATS, GFO, cutting back on feeding and increasing vinegar and dosing bacteria. Hence with this tank, I embarked on zeovit to help me keep the nutrients low but not to the point where the corals look so pale. (Didn't know they would get this pale!)

What happened to your previous tank and what do you mean by “out of control”? How were your sps? If they were suffering I doubt it was caused by the higher nutrients. I bet the controlling methods were stressing them. But that’s just a guess from my experience. All of my acros started surviving and thriving as soon as I stopped interfering.

 

[Perry]

Are you using Zeolites? They could also pull down trace, which is fairly common to dose back into the system, specifically K, but perhaps others. While I agree with the pale, pastel is a bit different, and also have a metallic sheen, not observed above. A FTS might also help, especially seeing contrasts of color. Maybe as it relates to Zeovit, more info on products and dosage may assist.

 

[Perry]

What happened to your previous tank and what do you mean by “out of control”? How were your sps? If they were suffering I doubt it was caused by the higher nutrients. I bet the controlling methods were stressing them. But that’s just a guess from my experience. All of my acros started surviving and thriving as soon as I stopped interfering.

My issue with the system and the approach is #1 cost, but if you really step back and use logic, why take out, only to put back in? Bacteria self regulates, given proper surface area, corals feed, but aminos and proteins in foods to fish, then SPS food. Zeolites pull ions, that too need a replinsh. These systems do work, but again, really not needed, and very hands on. I would bet that if hair algae were to break, too fast, might have to deal with something else, possibly worse, won't dare say the word, but been there, done that, lol.

 

[dirtysock]

What happened to your previous tank and what do you mean by “out of control”? How were your sps? If they were suffering I doubt it was caused by the higher nutrients. I bet the controlling methods were stressing them. But that’s just a guess from my experience. All of my acros started surviving and thriving as soon as I stopped interfering.

In the previous tank, hair algae and cyano took over the tank. Nutrients were very high and unable to nudge them down.

Are you using Zeolites? They could also pull down trace, which is fairly common to dose back into the system, specifically K, but perhaps others. While I agree with the pale, pastel is a bit different, and also have a metallic sheen, not observed above. A FTS might also help, especially seeing contrasts of color. Maybe as it relates to Zeovit, more info on products and dosage may assist.

Yes I'm using zeolites. K is low, but I'm getting some potassium to bump it up.

Zeovit dosage:
zeobak: 2 drop 2x a week.
zeostart: 0.3ml per day.
zeofood: 4 drops 3x a week.
spongepower: 2drops on days I dont dose zeofood.

That's all I did. I recently got coral-vitalizer and Xtra special, will be adding these two in the dosing regime.

Weekly 10% water change.

I will post a FTS tomorrow. It's night time here and the lights are off.

 

[Perry]

In the previous tank, hair algae and cyano took over the tank. Nutrients were very high and unable to nudge them down.



Yes I'm using zeolites. K is low, but I'm getting some potassium to bump it up.

Zeovit dosage:
zeobak: 2 drop 2x a week.
zeostart: 0.3ml per day.
zeofood: 4 drops 3x a week.
spongepower: 2drops on days I dont dose zeofood.

That's all I did. I recently got coral-vitalizer and Xtra special, will be adding these two in the dosing regime.

Weekly 10% water change.

I will post a FTS tomorrow. It's night time here and the lights are off.

What are you using to supplement alk, ca, and mg? I would get target k up to 400, then consider balling, this would take care of all trace, might yield desired colors. Remember zeolites pull on trace, water change alone may not suffice

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

In the previous tank, hair algae and cyano took over the tank. Nutrients were very high and unable to nudge them down.



Yes I'm using zeolites. K is low, but I'm getting some potassium to bump it up.

Zeovit dosage:
zeobak: 2 drop 2x a week.
zeostart: 0.3ml per day.
zeofood: 4 drops 3x a week.
spongepower: 2drops on days I dont dose zeofood.

That's all I did. I recently got coral-vitalizer and Xtra special, will be adding these two in the dosing regime.

Weekly 10% water change.

I will post a FTS tomorrow. It's night time here and the lights are off.

Well the good news is your sps are still alive. Curious to know how high your previous levels were. The hair algae and cyano could of been caused by interference/products as well. Here’s my no3 and po4 today

And here’s what my acros look like

 

[SeaDweller]

Well the good news is your sps are still alive. Curious to know how high your previous levels were. The hair algae and cyano could of been caused by interference/products as well. Here’s my no3 and po4 today

And here’s what my acros look like

whoa. whoa. whoa whoa whoa whoa

Who ARE you? You trying to hit LNS with those NO3 numbers of yours???

 

[Perry]

whoa. whoa. whoa whoa whoa whoa

Who ARE you? You trying to hit LNS with those NO3 numbers of yours???

Was thinking that too, lol, NO3 looking kinda low, lol. Doubt that is harming anything

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

whoa. whoa. whoa whoa whoa whoa

Who ARE you? You trying to hit LNS with those NO3 numbers of yours???

Not trying. Time to reduce the fuge light time

 

[Gulf of Persia]

Hi guys,

I got a few frags of corals. They are all encrusting but the colors have somewhat gone pale. They are in my tank for about a month.

Cal: 500 (overdosed once, letting it slowly come down)
KH: 7.5 (KH kept stable by Alkatronic)
Mag: 1350
Nitrate: undetectable on salifert kit
Po4: 0.02 (tested with hanna 774)
Potassium: 340 (slowly bumping this up)

System is running on zeovit. I believe my nitrate isn't 0 as I have some hair algae growing in the crevices of my rocks.

Should I be concerned with the pale colors of the corals ? Like the red stag coral I have, it's getting paler and showing some white tips, however it's also encrusting.

Another example is the SSC frag I got, it just totally went pale but I can see polyps extending and tissue on the coral.

Some pictures for reference.

Left pic is current coral status, right pic is when I first got them.

Green Bali Slimer

Red Stag

Unknown

SSC

Kh is little low. Also maybe ur light is too strong bleaching coral

 

[SeaDweller]

Kh is little low. Also maybe ur light is too strong bleaching coral

his Kh is perfect. It's his N&P levels that are causing this. And that it's Zeovit.

 

[dirtysock]

What are you using to supplement alk, ca, and mg? I would get target k up to 400, then consider balling, this would take care of all trace, might yield desired colors. Remember zeolites pull on trace, water change alone may not suffice

I'm using TLF C-Balance, however I'm only dosing part 2 which is the alk portion only as Calcium is too high. Want it to reach about 420 then I will start dosing equal dose. Mg is replenished with every water change, dont see the need to dose yet.

This is the FTS

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

whoa. whoa. whoa whoa whoa whoa

Who ARE you? You trying to hit LNS with those NO3 numbers of yours???

Where’s the thumbs down button?

 

[Phildago]

Nutrient too low. Happened to me, happened to a ton of people on here, and will happen to many more.

Turn your light down, bump up the nutrient a bit and reacclimated the corals to brighter lights slowly after having stable nutrient levels.

Now I'm no expert on nutrient level guldines, because it find it to much more of an art than a science.... But I do know that if they are too low corals will look like yours do. My methods for increasing nutrients are increasing my livestock, increasing feeding, and stopping carbon dosing and gfo use.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Nutrient too low. Happened to me, happened to a ton of people on here, and will happen to many more.

Turn your light down, bump up the nutrient a bit and reacclimated the corals to brighter lights slowly after having stable nutrient levels.

Now I'm no expert on nutrient level guldines, because it find it to much more of an art than a science.... But I do know that if they are too low corals will look like yours do. My methods for increasing nutrients are increasing my livestock, increasing feeding, and stopping carbon dosing and gfo use.

Where’s the double thumbs up button

 

[nick0206]

[QUOTE = "dirtysock, post: 6853521, участник: 76319"]
Я использую TLF C-Balance, однако я только дозирую часть 2. Я хочу дозировать равную дозу. Mg пополняется при каждой смене воды, пока не вижу необходимости в дозировке.

Это ФНС

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What I see at the picture, you recently started.
The phosphates in the zeovit system mean that your zeolites are not working as expected. I switched from zeovit to Tropic Marin a year ago, but I never had phosphate with zeolites.
In the initial stages, especially when starting the cycle, there should be algae, but then they pass. How did you get through the cycle phase? What time is it? The zeovit instructions say that as soon as you have phosphate and nitrate at 0, the start-up cycle is over and you can plant the first corals, but it does not say that they should look like wow.
The Zeovit system is a very moody system. Try to consult with zeovit.com.
Try to dose Zeobak and Sponge Power more often and check the flow passing through the zeolites (better less than more).
To begin with, stabilize the water parameters, let the calcium drop to the level of 400 and raise the potassium to 400 as well. In the ULNS, this is the same critical parameter as calcium.
Zeovit system at the beginning is very unstable, and you most likely will not get the beauty you are counting on. But as soon as it works, you will feel and see it.
I think that someday I will return to this system.

 

[SeaDweller]

I'm using TLF C-Balance, however I'm only dosing part 2 which is the alk portion only as Calcium is too high. Want it to reach about 420 then I will start dosing equal dose. Mg is replenished with every water change, dont see the need to dose yet.

This is the FTS

You were having nutrient issues with 3 fish???????