SPS and Water Parameters

[NeilFox]

Wow, the colors look great and nice growth. You perseverance really paid off!

 

[Ucantwin]

Just feeding more made the difference? My colors are faded and I feed my tank 4 times a day. Twice with pellets and twice with reef frenzy. I don't add any coral food.

 

[Omie]

Wow, the colors look great and nice growth. You perseverance really paid off!

It sure did! It definitely takes time but it was worth it!

 

[Omie]

Just feeding more made the difference? My colors are faded and I feed my tank 4 times a day. Twice with pellets and twice with reef frenzy. I don't add any coral food.

The only thing I do is feed coral vibrance 2 or 3 times a week, but initially I was feeding it everyday. Then once it was stable, I slowed down a bit in order to keep my phosphates maintained and not increase them.

 

[Omie]

I always wanted to have a refugium, but I don't have the space for it. I started reading about algae scruber and find out about He HOG1 / HOG1x.
Any thoughts / suggestions / experiences?

 

[Ucantwin]

Do you have a full tank shot?

 

[Omie]

Do you have a full tank shot?

I'm away from home right now, but tmw ill post some pics...

 

[Omie]

Hard to take a nice pic, but at least you have an idea
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[Idal305]

Great work, way to stick it out. Tanks looking awesome!

 

[Omie]

Great work, way to stick it out. Tanks looking awesome!

Thank you!
I know lots of people have questions why their corals are brown, even with great water parameters, including myself. For many years I dealt with these brown sps because I didn't want PO4 and Nitrates in my tank. I Always tried to keep them at .0 because I didn't know the corals loved it. As soon I began feeding the tank and the phosphate and nitrates increased everything started making sense. They responded fast, btw including the algae. After a few months of algae, the tank was colorful. All my SPS's are doing great including color and growth.

I hope this thread will help lots of us that still have this problem. And showing the proof of a good difference will make them change their minds as well it change mine. The only tip is, pls whatever change you do, do it slowly.

If someone wants more pics, I bought lots of more SPS and can show really nice pieces with really nice COLORS!

Thanks again RC community, for your support and complement in this process!

 

[kainic]

If someone wants more pics, I bought lots of more SPS and can show really nice pieces with really nice COLORS!

Yes please! Pics are always welcome!

Sergi

 

[oldpaddy]

How do you guys control algae?

 

[Omie]

How do you guys control algae?

The algae will go away by itself when the parameters start getting stable. Of course, I bought more CUC and a sea hare to help with the problem. In my case, it took around 2 months, so it felt like a year to have an algae free tank! I checked my PO4 yesterday and is at .23 right now with nitrates at <15ppm, and I don't have any algae in my tank. I do have to clean my glass everyday, but that's better than having it in my rocks or sand.

 

[Omie]

Yes please! Pics are always welcome!

Sergi

Just took some pics of some corals and will post it in a bit! Stay tuned!:wave:

 

[Omie]

Ok let's start with some pics!
The one on the left I don't know the name (if someone knows pls let me know) and the chalice is the bubblegum...
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[Omie]

ORA Plum Crazy or ORA Cali Tort HELP! (i know is one of those, I'm just really bad on names lol)
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[Omie]

Bejeweled
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Btw, this one was $6 in WWC

 

[Omie]

Pearlberry
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[Omie]

If you guys want more, pls let me know! I don't want you guys to get bored

 

[Ucantwin]

Nice pics!