When corals turn brown and pale do they ever return to there original color? Several of my sps have lost color recently, and I am trying to combat it. The reason for the loss in my opinion is some bad temperature swings like73-80 (long story), and CA, and ALk low, due to me not dosing for a few days while I was studying for block exams.
To combat the problem I recently purchased the RKL + package, and 2 dosers, and I am switching my 2 part the BRS. I will add some Magnesium to my ATO every week to slowly bring it up to 1350. I also purchased a Phosphate reactor and some rowaphos to hopefully lower some phosphates. Just so everyone knows I have a 60 gallon cube with 20 gallon sump, vertex IN-80 skimmer, refugium (cheato and culerpa), and carbon sock filter. I have about 900 GPH flow 1 250 watt XM 20k and 2 actinic plus T5 bulbs. I am hoping that with some better stability and a little cleaner water my SPS will come back. The coral that lost color all have good polyp extension, they just don't look right (either brown or pale, some both). I lowerd some of them the Garf Bonzi coral, and marshall island bottle brush thinking they might do better with less light.
To combat the problem I recently purchased the RKL + package, and 2 dosers, and I am switching my 2 part the BRS. I will add some Magnesium to my ATO every week to slowly bring it up to 1350. I also purchased a Phosphate reactor and some rowaphos to hopefully lower some phosphates. Just so everyone knows I have a 60 gallon cube with 20 gallon sump, vertex IN-80 skimmer, refugium (cheato and culerpa), and carbon sock filter. I have about 900 GPH flow 1 250 watt XM 20k and 2 actinic plus T5 bulbs. I am hoping that with some better stability and a little cleaner water my SPS will come back. The coral that lost color all have good polyp extension, they just don't look right (either brown or pale, some both). I lowerd some of them the Garf Bonzi coral, and marshall island bottle brush thinking they might do better with less light.
