Does temperature effect SPS coloration?
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higher temps, could potentially mean increased calcification, as long as dissolved O2 is not dropped, coral growth has direct relationship with dissolved O2[link below]. Higher the temp, the less O2 water can hold [link 2], this higher growth, will lower the coloration of corals [more energy spent on growing ? ] till the limit is reached and they stress and expel zoox. [bleach]
Aquarium Corals: Feeding and oxygen affect coral growth: implications for coral aquaculture
From it :
"The implications for coral aquaculture and the aquarium hobby seem clear. When scleractinian corals are fed during daytime (i.e. when the lights are on), a nightly disruption of calcification may be prevented. In addition, maintaining a high oxygen concentration in the aquarium is vital as corals seem sensitive to low saturations, both in light and in darkness. Fortunately, foam fractionators are an ideal means of aerating the water (although they do seem to remove food particles from the water). For those seeking to grow corals efficiently, these insights are highly relevant as the aragonite skeleton accounts for the bulk of coral biomass (Davies 1989)."
Link 2 : The Need to Breathe in Reef Tanks: Is it a Given Right?
I personally have not noticed that much slower growth keeping my tank at mid 70s.
so I have no Idea
Aquarium Corals: Feeding and oxygen affect coral growth: implications for coral aquaculture
From it :
"The implications for coral aquaculture and the aquarium hobby seem clear. When scleractinian corals are fed during daytime (i.e. when the lights are on), a nightly disruption of calcification may be prevented. In addition, maintaining a high oxygen concentration in the aquarium is vital as corals seem sensitive to low saturations, both in light and in darkness. Fortunately, foam fractionators are an ideal means of aerating the water (although they do seem to remove food particles from the water). For those seeking to grow corals efficiently, these insights are highly relevant as the aragonite skeleton accounts for the bulk of coral biomass (Davies 1989)."
Link 2 : The Need to Breathe in Reef Tanks: Is it a Given Right?
I personally have not noticed that much slower growth keeping my tank at mid 70s.
so I have no Idea
