Best enhancer to color my corals?

[Valentini89]

So I'm curious of those who use trace elements and the like, what is the best color enhancer for my corals? They are primarily green, red and brown/orange. Mostly green.

 

[rvacebuboy]

I'm using a Seachem reef pack enhancer, the pack has Calcium, Strontium and Iodide bottles

 

[Bpb]

I've used the entire Red Sea system before for several months, several bottles of zeovit additives, elos additives, and acro power. All at various points over the years. All given an honest shot and lengthy run. I can honestly find absolutely zero discernible difference in growth or color when using any of these products. I DO like to keep some amino acids on hand if nutrients get too low and I will use those liberally to avoid developing brittle tissue. Just about all of those additives do their very marginal work when nutrients are driven to undetectable levels. If you're measuring PO4 and no3 at detectable levels, any positive effect you get from these enhancer products is likely placebo, or more likely attributed to longer term stability and age


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[hkgar]

The best things for corals, light, PO4 and NO3. All in proper amounts.

Everything else, IMHO, is snake oil sold outside the salon by hustlers

 

[lapin]

Coral like humans, need basic elements to grow healthy and strong. Like stated above those are all you need with the addition of water changes. Once that level is achieved, no amount of supplements is going to make your coral or you any healthier. Sometimes a starved coral will be more colorful, but prob not very healthy.

 

[Timfish]

What they said. And remember, the photobiology varies according to species, genotype and species of simbionts a coral has. There is not an "ideal" lighting or set of environmental conditions so don't expect everyone to be happy.

 

[Uncle99]

I’ve used the entire Red Sea system before for several months, several bottles of zeovit additives, elos additives, and acro power. All at various points over the years. All given an honest shot and lengthy run. I can honestly find absolutely zero discernible difference in growth or color when using any of these products. I DO like to keep some amino acids on hand if nutrients get too low and I will use those liberally to avoid developing brittle tissue. Just about all of those additives do their very marginal work when nutrients are driven to undetectable levels. If you’re measuring PO4 and no3 at detectable levels, any positive effect you get from these enhancer products is likely placebo, or more likely attributed to longer term stability and age


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Used REDSEA Colours Program for 6 months now, if there's a difference, it's not much, but going to go a full year then make the call. I have pics from day one so we shall see, yet not optomistic at this time. It's not just trace for colour.

The best colour I got from the colours the coral had when I bought it. If it was colourful when purchased, it certainly stayed that way.

These days I am very selective on the colours, It costs more, but it's worth it in the long run.