Losing color HELP!

[banjowalker]

Colors are fading on some of my corals. My params are all good and I dose alk, cal, and mag weekly as needed. My lights are two reef breeders LED superluxe units. I had them on 70% blues and 22% whites. They have bleached one sps that is recovering and some of my zoas that were beautiful when I got them are not as bright. The skirts are losing color. I have lowered the light percentage and took and hour off of the light cycle. Anything else I can do to get them to color back up?

 

[650-IS350]

you already mentioned the issue where you had the LED being too strong so that can take a while for some Z's and P's to gain their original color back. try lowering the polyps to a lower level in the tank maybe sand bed and not directly under the strongest point of the light. Have you measure the PAR your getting from those LEDs and have you lowered it more in regards to strength?

 

[banjowalker]

you already mentioned the issue where you had the LED being too strong so that can take a while for some Z's and P's to gain their original color back. try lowering the polyps to a lower level in the tank maybe sand bed and not directly under the strongest point of the light. Have you measure the PAR your getting from those LEDs and have you lowered it more in regards to strength?

The zoas are on the sand bed right now. I was thinking of finding a more shady spot for them and no I have not measured par. I don't have a meter for that.

 

[650-IS350]

You can just put them in an area where is slightly shaded where it gets light but not direct light from the LEDs. wait a couple weeks to see if the polyp responds in a positive way.

 

[banjowalker]

You can just put them in an area where is slightly shaded where it gets light but not direct light from the LEDs. wait a couple weeks to see if the polyp responds in a positive way.

OK I will do this. I lowered the light intensity as well so I will see how everything responds

 

[banjowalker]

before

after. You can see how light it is now.

 

[skimjim]

run a magnesium test. mag has a lot to do with coral color. mag should be in the 1300-1500 range. if lower than 1100, you'll have to dose mag to catch up

 

[banjowalker]

run a magnesium test. mag has a lot to do with coral color. mag should be in the 1300-1500 range. if lower than 1100, you'll have to dose mag to catch up

My mag is 1340