Ways to improve coloration?

[Tylt33]

Tagging along... I too have a tank of about 40 different species of brown corals. Of course, they weren't that color when they came to me. I think my issue is lighting... not enough PAR.

 

[stricknine]

+1 on taggin along and no colour improvement after an 8 hour total photo period after 10 days now.

looking at the FaunaMarin Ultralith system. Any experiences?

 

[customdusty]

I don't think a lack of PAR is my problem, if anything I am concerned I may have too much. When I changed lighting fixtures (not bulbs) a couple of months ago I started melting zoos and softies that were on the sandbed. I currently use the following bulb combo:

Blue +
ProColor
Blue +
Aquablue Special
Blue+
Aquablue Special
Blue +

I am considering changing out a couple of the Blue + for Pure Actinics to lower the PAR a bit and see if it helps. I will not do this until I have given enough time to determine the effect of my feeding change - maybe another 2 1/2 - 3 months.

What has puzzled me is that the polyp extension and polyp color remains fine, along with the growth - I just have no tissue color whatsoever. I will try and post a picture of this later.

 

[potterjon]

I realize this is an old thread but since a year has passed, I am curious as to what you have done since then and what the resuts are?

 

[cwegescheide]

if you don't have algae issues and your nitrate and phoshate is low i'd suggest feeding more and more fish.