SPS turning purple

[DraggingTail]

Is that good?

 

[road_runner]

Is that good?

Yes this is growth and colorations.

 

[AdamNC]

Looks like a Valida Tri-Color. If so then looks to be right.

 

[DraggingTail]

Just wondering. Used to all be the same as the bottom color

 

[kapnkush608]

No it's extremely bad. Send it to me and I'll dispose of it for you

 

[roberthu526]

You are doing something right cause the color is awesome

 

[road_runner]

Just wondering. Used to all be the same as the bottom color

Sps change color based on couple of conditions.
Purple and blue pop when your iodine levels and or iron levels are in check for the coral spices.
Also based on the light spectrum and water condition coral can go through diffrent color phases.
The color come from zooxanthellae algae that is on the coral skeleton. The thicker these algae are the more brown or dark its colors look, in ultra low nutrient level ad an example coral color tend to be washed out.
Coral color is a very involved topic. On a high level you can say light, water condition and trace elements can have a noticeable impact...
In my system as an example purple and blue to me is an indication about my iron and iodine. I can almost tell looking at my echinata if my iron and or iodine are depleting in my system to which I start dosing more...

 

[saltyhog]

No it's extremely bad. Send it to me and I'll dispose of it for you

Actually I'm the only licensed coral disposal service in the lower 48. Send that digi by it too, it looks really bad as well!

 

[DraggingTail]

You are doing something right cause the color is awesome

Thanks. That's under the 400W MH. Looks even better under blue LEDs but that hurts my eyes

 

[DraggingTail]

Sps change color based on couppe of conditions.
Purple and blue pop when your iodine levels and or iron levels are in check for the coral spices.
Also based on the light spectrum and water condition coral can go through diffrent color phases.
The color come from zooxanthellae algae that is on the coral skeleton. The thicker these algae are the more brown or dark its colora look, in ultra low nutrient level ad an example coral color tend to be washed out.
Coral color is a very involved topic. On a high level you can say light, water condition and trace elements can have a noticeable impact...
In my system as an example purple and blue to me is an indication about my iron and iodine. I can almost tell looking at my echinata if my iron and or iodine are depleting in my system to which I start dosing more...

Everything is good except my nitrates. I cannot get them below 20

 

[DraggingTail]

Actually I'm the only licensed coral disposal service in the lower 48. Send that digi by it too, it looks really bad as well!

Lol

 

[road_runner]

Everything is good except my nitrates. I cannot get them below 20

Not sure if you are asking or telling us.

 

[DraggingTail]

Actually I'm the only licensed coral disposal service in the lower 48. Send that digi by it too, it looks really bad as well!

The Digi has grown alot. Was all one pieces but I broke it cleaning the tank. So I glued a little piece there and it grew

 

[DraggingTail]

Not sure if you are asking or telling us.

Just saying my params are good, I think.... I don't test for trace. See below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...RdChcCXN_XPrurixjkQD8e_pVVA/edit?usp=drivesdk

 

[road_runner]

Just saying my params are good, I think.... I don't test for trace. See below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...RdChcCXN_XPrurixjkQD8e_pVVA/edit?usp=drivesdk

Yup. I personally do lots of testing just for fun..I run icp once a month. But that's because I experiment alot lol. Was not advocating for testing trace elements though I think its valuable at least once a quarter... I was just trying to explain the major factors that influence sps coloration.