How are your frags looking in your propagation tank?
Does it maintain the same color intensity as the mother?
Has it gone brown or loss most of it's colors?
These are some of the questions I would like to hear answered by the many SPS farmers out there. I have no problem with growth but color is mediocre when comparing to the mother colonies. Similarly, a sibling frag of the same coral will have much better color in the main tank, go figure. Just like to hear what people think about this problem.
Main tank:
100g
2x65w attinic
3x250W 14K halides
good water movement
most corals are 12"-16" from the light source
Prop tank:
20g
Looped from the same sump (20x turn-over)
1x250w 14K halides
good water movement
all frags are placed on one shelf 12"-14" from the light
All water parameters are at good levels and corals in the main tank are brilliantly colored. Most of the frags start off looking good for about a week and then it would start to lose colors. I have some acro frags that have been encrusting for 2 months and have lost most of it's colors. Why????
Does it maintain the same color intensity as the mother?
Has it gone brown or loss most of it's colors?
These are some of the questions I would like to hear answered by the many SPS farmers out there. I have no problem with growth but color is mediocre when comparing to the mother colonies. Similarly, a sibling frag of the same coral will have much better color in the main tank, go figure. Just like to hear what people think about this problem.
Main tank:
100g
2x65w attinic
3x250W 14K halides
good water movement
most corals are 12"-16" from the light source
Prop tank:
20g
Looped from the same sump (20x turn-over)
1x250w 14K halides
good water movement
all frags are placed on one shelf 12"-14" from the light
All water parameters are at good levels and corals in the main tank are brilliantly colored. Most of the frags start off looking good for about a week and then it would start to lose colors. I have some acro frags that have been encrusting for 2 months and have lost most of it's colors. Why????