need to bleach my corals
- Thread starter redadeath
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rtbm
Member
Not sure where to begin. for starters I would leave the temp alone.
Whatever your issue is that will not fix it.
redadeath
New member
lol
i have been fighing browning for 6 month with wild acropora
i really gave up
i even cannot touch the problem
i changed my light from 250 to 400 watt
i purchased chiller teco tr20
i installed di unit
dosing pump
i did every thing and still have the same problem
i use salifret for po4 and it is undetectable
i use sera for no3 it is 100 50 20 10 0 units
is gave me 0
can u help me please
what amount of no3 can fuel zooxanthella
xcorallusx
New member
lesson learned, dont buy fresh wild corals if you dont know what youre doing
Alex T.
Active member
What area is this?
In regard to the browning, I think this is totally normal with wild or maricultured pieces. I had a few in my last tank that took over a year to color up. As long as your system stays stable and you don't get in the way by constantly trying to change things...it may work out for you.
Also, understand that when all that was available to the hobby was wild caught, many of them were brown...and stayed brown. If your nitrate kit can only measure 0 and 10, that is definitely a discrepancy. Corals can color up nicely with some nitrate, but who knows? You may be closer to 10 than 0. Since you can get a Salifert Phosphate kit, I'd try to locate a Salifert nitrate kit and see just how low you really are. Personally, I think you may have phosphate. You can have loads of algae in a tank and still register 0 phosphate on Salifert kits. If you can, I'd try to buy or borrow a Hannah Phosphate meter to see just how low that phosphate really is. I think you'll be surprised that it's much higher than you expected. If your ATS is growing well, something's feeding it. If it's growing REALLY well then I think you know the scenario.
Personally, even when I tried running a refugium, my SPS were just OK. When my chaetomorpha started dying my SPS colored up nicely. I haven't seen an SPS dominated system with blazing colors yet that relies on an ATS. I'm not saying they're not out there, but (AND THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION) I feel they can yellow out the water, inhibit light penetration and basically give a false sense of how low nutrient of an SPS tank you're really running.
We also have no clue as to your other parameters, photoperiod, fish stocking list, age of the system, feeding regimen or maintenance schedule. Saying you want to bleach corals I hope is just a misunderstanding or something's lost in the translation. It's no secret that zooxanthelae will be expelled if they aren't needed in such high quantities. Something is feeding them, and apparently very well.
Again, without more information/pictures of the system it's next to impossible to help out.
Just my .02
ChrisKirkland
Reef and Coral Fanatic
Folks lets try and help them rather than badger them. I believe there is a misunderstanding about bleaching corals to get them to color up. First off we need water parameters to help you out and need more info like Alex T. said.
CUNAReefer
New member
Hi Redadeath,
Hope all is well!
I think I understand your question. You are looking to reduce the population of the zooxanthellae in a controlled manner with hopes of showing the brightly colored pigments that the corals posess. You do want to avoid the bleaching though.
As a full ZEOVit user, I use ZEOSpur2 when I feel I need it. This product will have the greatest impact when used with a ULNS. It is very strong and when not used properly, can cause coral bleaching and RTN. Dosing this product can make your coral tissue very thin and can ultimately lead to the death of the coral. Again, this product is very strong and should be used as suggested in the ZEO Guide (Check the ZEO Forums for the download).
My advice... Ensure you have stable parameters with low nutrient levels. Be patient with the improvement in color, as this does take time. Good things happen slowly and bad things happen quickly. As Alex T. mentioned, I would invest in some good test kits to ensure that you have acceptable water parameters for SPS coloration.
Warmest Regards,
James
CUNAReefer
New member
Hi Junz,
Hope all is well!
I think you meant to recommend Zeospur2, not Zeospur. Zeospur is the macro element addition to zeospur2.
Warmest Regards,
James
allsps40
New member
Ok so a few things.
1.Give the corals a stable environment and time and they will color up.
2.Making them bleach is a big no no WFT are you thinking? Bleaching is a sign of major stress and normally results in the death of the coral.
3.Where are you getting your info on wild corals?? In most cases wild sps will not keep the same color that you get them. Going form NSL to MH is a big change, nothing can replace the sun.
4. Constantly making changes or dosing this and that in hopes of bringing out colors will only make things worse see #1 stability and time.
1.Give the corals a stable environment and time and they will color up.
2.Making them bleach is a big no no WFT are you thinking? Bleaching is a sign of major stress and normally results in the death of the coral.
3.Where are you getting your info on wild corals?? In most cases wild sps will not keep the same color that you get them. Going form NSL to MH is a big change, nothing can replace the sun.
4. Constantly making changes or dosing this and that in hopes of bringing out colors will only make things worse see #1 stability and time.
franklypre
New member
20k bulbs and t5 actinics, make even brown corals look good.
