red sea coral coloration program

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Depends on why they are not so colorful now.

One thing people often do to counter very low inorganic nutrients is to feed organics to the corals. Various sorts of coral foods. The Red Sea product includes some of these, but there are many brands.

 

[coralcrazy]

Can you elaborate on what that means?

Sure. Most flake or pellet foods contain additives. For example if you look at New Life Spectrum pellets ingredients they have a number of additives. These additives include vitamins (organic) and minerals (inorganic) among others. I have found that even vitamins and minerals in high amounts can be just as bad phosphates.

Programs like Red Sea Color formula work best is tanks with Ultra Low Nutrients. Your providing these types of additives because they are not present.

Here's a pic of my tank with my feeding schedule.it works for me, may not work for everyone.

 

[Alan600]

So what can I feed theM ? To help them out

 

[coralcrazy]

So what can I feed theM ? To help them out

How many fish do you have? What kind do you have? How is your pod population?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Sure. Most flake or pellet foods contain additives. For example if you look at New Life Spectrum pellets ingredients they have a number of additives. These additives include vitamins (organic) and minerals (inorganic) among others. I have found that even vitamins and minerals in high amounts can be just as bad phosphates.

Bad in what way?

 

[Alan600]

I have 2 clowns and pod I think i dont have any

 

[Alan600]

Would I need to put some pods in there ?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Would I need to put some pods in there ?

To accomplish what?

They can be useful, but i doubt the will impact coral color.

 

[coralcrazy]

To accomplish what?

They can be useful, but i doubt the will impact coral color.

Not necessarily color but overall health of the system. I was really asking in terms of what food was available for this fish.

These are all items that I have found have personally impacted my tank.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I think having foods naturally growing in the aquarium system is often desirable.

 

[Alan600]

What I feed the tank is larrys reef frenzy and flakes and corals I feed reef roids . By having natural foods growing what do you mean by that