Pop those red colors by dosing neon!!!

Randy Holmes-Farley · Apr 1, 2022

A number of folks have wondered over the years if corals might need the element neon. It turns out that it is very important.

The first sign of a neon deficiency is apparently a lack of red color in certain corals. With added neon, they give an eerie red glow when properly stimulated. In fact, with enough neon, the whole tank can take on a red hue.

I suggest that all reefers consider experimenting on their own by dosing neon. The easiest way is likely to be a gas cylinder and direct the outflow into a skimmer inlet. If you try it, be sure and take before and after photos of the tank so we can see the effect.

It really works! Here’s what I found with two different doses of neon:

Happy April Fools and Happy Reefing!

BrianAnthony · Apr 1, 2022

Haha!! Good one!! Love it!

IslandLifeReef · Apr 1, 2022

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
A number of folks have wondered over the years if corals might need the element neon. It turns out that it is very important.

The first sign of a neon deficiency is apparently a lack of red color in certain corals. With added neon, they give an eerie red glow when properly stimulated. In fact, with enough neon, the whole tank can take on a red hue.

I suggest that all reefers consider experimenting on their own by dosing neon. The easiest way is likely to b a gas cylinder and direct the outflow into a skimmer inlet. If you try it, be sure and take before and after photos of the tank so we can see the effect.

It really works! Here’s what I found with two different doses of neon:

Happy April Fools and Happy Reefing!

Ahhh man! I should have read the whole post. I decided to break some neon lights in my sump to dose the neon. Now what do I do?

What day is it? Oh, April fools!

Duffer · Apr 1, 2022

lol...

LeftyReefer · Apr 1, 2022

Is research grade Neon at only 99.996% purity OK, or do we need the super duper "research plus" 99.999% pure stuff?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Apr 1, 2022

IslandLifeReef said:
Ahhh man! I should have read the whole post. I decided to break some neon lights in my sump to dose the neon. Now what do I do?

Unplugging them would be my first suggestion. lol

Bucs20fan · Apr 1, 2022

I guess I moved to fast.....went to harbor freight to see if they had some smaller tanks of neon in stock. Turns out Larry sold me hydrogen and I blew my garage up. but 10/10 would do again for the corals.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Apr 1, 2022

LeftyReefer said:
Is research grade Neon at only 99.996% purity OK, or do we need the super duper "research plus" 99.999 pure stuff?

Depends on what that other fraction is. If it’s krypton, all the fish will be weakened and appear lethargic.

Karen00 · Apr 1, 2022

At first I had to look twice at who posted this then I thought "what the heck has Randy been reading" then I saw the pics. Hilarious!! Happy April Fools day!

arking_mark · Apr 1, 2022

I was so excited...and fooled! Nice April fools!

Wasabiroot · Apr 1, 2022

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
A number of folks have wondered over the years if corals might need the element neon. It turns out that it is very important.

The first sign of a neon deficiency is apparently a lack of red color in certain corals. With added neon, they give an eerie red glow when properly stimulated. In fact, with enough neon, the whole tank can take on a red hue.

I suggest that all reefers consider experimenting on their own by dosing neon. The easiest way is likely to b a gas cylinder and direct the outflow into a skimmer inlet. If you try it, be sure and take before and after photos of the tank so we can see the effect.

It really works! Here’s what I found with two different doses of neon:

Happy April Fools and Happy Reefing!

RHF crap post best post. I kept thinking this has to be wrong, neon reacts with virtually nothing and would just float out of the tank, lol...
Happy AFD