SPS Color Issues

[SeaDweller]

It seems that over a week span my ph swings from 8.25-8.35 [day -night] to 8.35-8.45 then back and has an impact on alk consumption. I use dosing pumps so when consumption decreases in the low range and I am dosing for consumption in the high range it concerns me about an alk spike. All my sps go into grow mode in the high range.

That ph is fine, think more in terms of photosynthesis and alk and ca are being consumed because of it. Ph usually dips a bit at night (less photosynthesis) and higher during the day

 

[mshonk]

That ph is fine, think more in terms of photosynthesis and alk and ca are being consumed because of it. Ph usually dips a bit at night (less photosynthesis) and higher during the day

Yep its not that that bothers me. Its the in beginning of the week to the phis at the 8.25-8.35 range then by Wednesday it goes to the 8.35-8.45 range which definitely puts the sps into overdrive. I love the growth but its about a .3 dkh to .5 dkh daily consumption difference and it only has repeated twice so its not really a pattern and could just be coincidence with the stability triggering growth and increasing alk consumption or i have a potential for a spike.

 

[Nicholas Dushynsky]

Great update mshonk.

 

[mshonk]

Great update mshonk.

The tank levelled out and consumption is at 12ml of alk and at 7ml of ca using randy's reef recipe 1. I think my mag is at 3ml a day habent checked that in two weeks. Generally its at 1300. Alk sits at 7.3, 7.5. And ca 410-420. I have noticed a little trick to existing brown outs staying brown and the new growth being colored well. Increase the flow and the base unit or coral will then thicken with new colorful growth.

 

[mshonk]

The really white acro in the first pic , bottom right was my borealis. To the left was the tricolor granulosa. Above that were my duncans. The green acro to the right in the 2nd pic is the borealis now. Last pic are the dunvans now.

 

[Nicholas Dushynsky]

Great looking corals.
My tank seems to have hit a stagnant point and isn't growing much at all. My green/silver digi has all its polyps out and but my red is not doing too good still. Even an unknown tiny frag I had found in the back of a bit of rock I moved, that I have been growing it on the sandbed from a 10mm bud is growing well . I think it was a polyp from a frag I thought had just died away maybe from a pink pocillopora? It does have hints of pink, the photo is with no tank lights on. I also have a cyano outbreak that I'm trying to cure at the mo and the red digi, as not polyping out much is taking a beating from it. I don't know whether to risk going down the chemical route to kill the cyano, just don't want to kill off any corals in the process, at the moment I've just upped my water change frequency.

 

[mshonk]

I am questioning if its really a birdsnest but either way its angry.

 

[stacksoner]

I experiencing a similar issue. I don't seem to understand how my green sps are having such a drastically different experience in my tank than the red and blue ones.

 

[mshonk]

I experiencing a similar issue. I don't seem to understand how my green sps are having such a drastically different experience in my tank than the red and blue ones.

All of my acros and montis seem to be fine but my purple and green stylos, green poci, ponape birdsnest and pink lemonade are the ones effected. Not really color related.

 

[mshonk]

The pic may not be the best but pe is better today!

 

[mshonk]

Not a color issue but thought i would share it. Pretty sure this reaction was from a salinity dip. Down to 1.022. Back up to 1.024.

 

[mshonk]

Some before and afters. Lesson learned feed your tank folks. I am feeding reef roids 5-6 times a week, twice a day with frozen shrimp, and AF Amino and energy every other day. Plus I dose 10ml of no3 a day. Po4 stays under .1ppm and no3 around 1ppm-2ppm.

 

[mshonk]

Not sure if I included my mix for the stump remover but I mix .4oz to 1 qt of rodi.

 

[SeaDweller]

Some before and afters. Lesson learned feed your tank folks. I am feeding reef roids 5-6 times a week, twice a day with frozen shrimp, and AF Amino and energy every other day. Plus I dose 10ml of no3 a day. Po4 stays under .1ppm and no3 around 1ppm-2ppm.

Huge turn around

 

[mshonk]

Huge turn around

Yes it is. Some of the corals seem to be morphing too. The one was a garf bonsai and it appears that the polyps are turning orange rather than green. And the cali tort is getting green polyps.

 

[SeaDweller]

Yes it is. Some of the corals seem to be morphing too. The one was a garf bonsai and it appears that the polyps are turning orange rather than green. And the cali tort is getting green polyps.

That’s crazy about the Garf.

I have two variants of Cali tort and on one it does have brown and green polyps too.

 

[mshonk]

That’s crazy about the Garf.

I have two variants of Cali tort and on one it does have brown and green polyps too.

I was floating through your posts. Do you still have that orange passion.

 

[SeaDweller]

I was floating through your posts. Do you still have that orange passion.

No I lost that in a tank crash in late 2016/2017. That was the LONGEST surfing frag during the whole ordeal. It blew my mind.

I do have another frag of SCOP but not near as nice as that one.

 

[mshonk]

No I lost that in a tank crash in late 2016/2017. That was the LONGEST surfing frag during the whole ordeal. It blew my mind.

I do have another frag of SCOP but not near as nice as that one.

SCOP?

 

[mshonk]

No I lost that in a tank crash in late 2016/2017. That was the LONGEST surfing frag during the whole ordeal. It blew my mind.

I do have another frag of SCOP but not near as nice as that one.

Awe sorry btw.