Please show your Brown to Colourful SPS transformations.

[yano]

what would you say was the main thing that turned these around ? Time ? Stability ?

Water parameters (very low nutrients system), with stability (of course).

 

[Whisperer]

This one is getting interesting,

It's coloring up nicely,

 

[BonJoey]

This is a great idea for a thread. I'm really enjoying the before and after pics.

 

[rizon25]

I have a tricolor valida that rtn'd from a low alk swing. I saved it by cutting the branches off and sticking all of them on a plug. The acro turned brown but now has regained the purple on the tips. This happened over 1.5 months.

 

[robertmi]

awesome transformations

 

[spinsonic]

This thread is killing me! most of my sps are browning, losing its vibrant colors. my parameters are good and stable, so I'm stumped why its browning. what am i doing wrong here???

 

[coralreefdoc]

Look into your lighting system/specifications ...

Have you recently changed methods i.e. MH and/or T5 to LED ?

When was the last time you changed out your bulbs, etc ?

Rising nutrient levels ...

HTH you discern what is causing the browning

 

[spinsonic]

Look into your lighting system/specifications ...

Have you recently changed methods i.e. MH and/or T5 to LED ?

When was the last time you changed out your bulbs, etc ?

Rising nutrient levels ...

HTH you discern what is causing the browning

I'm running 10x 80w T5 on a 150g. 6 actinic and 6 10k and is about 6 months old. ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 2, phosphate .04, alk 8.4, ca 465, mag 1400, salinity 1.027, ph 8.2. most of my sps are placed top half of the tank, and im beginning to think its too much light, or possibly cheap bulbs. :fun5:

 

[Drew707]

how bout this

to this,

the sunset monte went from a browned out 3" mat to a 12"+ beast thate taking over everything it touches

Blew my mind!!! Love this

 

[smartandfast]

For the experts out there. What's the average time for a piece of of brown coral to fully color up? Given all the water parameters and lighting are in check.

 

[jg93]

I'm running 10x 80w T5 on a 150g. 6 actinic and 6 10k and is about 6 months old. ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 2, phosphate .04, alk 8.4, ca 465, mag 1400, salinity 1.027, ph 8.2. most of my sps are placed top half of the tank, and im beginning to think its too much light, or possibly cheap bulbs. :fun5:

FWIW, I had all my sps's up high in my tank. My monti's and some others hated it, I had my LEDs running to hot for too long. I moved many to mid levels and now I run my LEDs at 50% there capacity just during their peak (for about 2 hours.)

I'm seeing great growth and colors as a result. I also started taking a lot of time moving them up the tank, I used to glue them up after a couple of days, now I slowly march new frags up the rock over a couple of weeks. Seems to be working quite well.

 

[WickedBlue28]

Here are some of mine
before

Six months later

Before

Six Months later

 

[GSMguy]

this

to this

 

[reeffiji]

This is an awesome thread. Good job everyone.

 

[GSMguy]

to this

See the greenish brown monti in the top left of that photo.^^

 

[sahin]

Bump for more!

 

[Big E]

Snowcone Prostrata

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4 weeks later

 

[MetroKat]

This is my favorite kind of thread. I'll play too!

Nasuta. April

October

Tubbs Bird June

October

Rainbow Montipora April

October (looking like a pokerstar)

Millie July

October (still working on finding out what color it might be, yellow or green)

 

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