Hey guys, posted this over in the sps forum also. But maybe you guys can help me with my zoa problem.
ati pm 8x39
1 mp40 for flow
mag-7 for return
Temp: 77-78
Ph: 8.25-8.35
ca 420
mag 1300
dkh 8
nitrate .5 salifert
phos dont have a test for it but have very little algae growth
reactor with HC GFO from brs
dose vodka 2ml daily
Bubble magus doser dosing vodka,alk,ca dose mag manually
SWC 160 cone skimmer
10% W/C every week but decided to make it 20% bi-weekly to see if that helps
Fish:
2 barletts anthias
1 dispar anthias
1 yellow coris wrasse
1 radiant wrasse
1 helfrechi
1 mandarin
1 cleaner shrimp
I'm having a problem with my sps colors looking faded or pastel like colors. I have noticed my zoas are starting to look like they're bleached/ have faded colors also. I first had a high nitrate problem. 20-40 ppm. Which turned my sps brown. I started dosing vodka and nitrates are low now which turns some of my sps that werent brown to a pastel color. I feed my fish heavily, dose zeovit AA every other day. Marine snow every other day opposite of AA. I try to have some nutrients for my corals to feed off of.
I was thinking I have too much light? My lights were at 10 inches from my water line and I raised it to 12". dawn/dusk comes on 6:00pm. Day lights 7pm-12:30am. dawn/dusk off at 1:30am. All corals start off at the bottom of the tank and is raised up slowly. I have since cut my daylights back an hour. Its been a week and still no improvements. Should I raise my lights higher?
If it's not my light, what could be causing the colors to fade so much? Everytime I get a new frag, the colors are bright and vivid. after being in my tank for a week or so. it fades to a light pastel color. What am I doing wrong? Please give me some advice to rectify the problem. Heres some pics of my problems. These pics will show you what the frag looked like when I bought it. and what it looks like now.
pinkie golds before:
After:
TRP Before:
After:
Tyree Blood Red Cyphastrea Before:
After:
no before pics of these sps
ati pm 8x39
1 mp40 for flow
mag-7 for return
Temp: 77-78
Ph: 8.25-8.35
ca 420
mag 1300
dkh 8
nitrate .5 salifert
phos dont have a test for it but have very little algae growth
reactor with HC GFO from brs
dose vodka 2ml daily
Bubble magus doser dosing vodka,alk,ca dose mag manually
SWC 160 cone skimmer
10% W/C every week but decided to make it 20% bi-weekly to see if that helps
Fish:
2 barletts anthias
1 dispar anthias
1 yellow coris wrasse
1 radiant wrasse
1 helfrechi
1 mandarin
1 cleaner shrimp
I'm having a problem with my sps colors looking faded or pastel like colors. I have noticed my zoas are starting to look like they're bleached/ have faded colors also. I first had a high nitrate problem. 20-40 ppm. Which turned my sps brown. I started dosing vodka and nitrates are low now which turns some of my sps that werent brown to a pastel color. I feed my fish heavily, dose zeovit AA every other day. Marine snow every other day opposite of AA. I try to have some nutrients for my corals to feed off of.
I was thinking I have too much light? My lights were at 10 inches from my water line and I raised it to 12". dawn/dusk comes on 6:00pm. Day lights 7pm-12:30am. dawn/dusk off at 1:30am. All corals start off at the bottom of the tank and is raised up slowly. I have since cut my daylights back an hour. Its been a week and still no improvements. Should I raise my lights higher?
If it's not my light, what could be causing the colors to fade so much? Everytime I get a new frag, the colors are bright and vivid. after being in my tank for a week or so. it fades to a light pastel color. What am I doing wrong? Please give me some advice to rectify the problem. Heres some pics of my problems. These pics will show you what the frag looked like when I bought it. and what it looks like now.
pinkie golds before:
After:
TRP Before:
After:
Tyree Blood Red Cyphastrea Before:
After:
no before pics of these sps
