where did you get your blue spot?
awesome fish...


sorry to be off topic...

I don't think its food related. I also feed heavily, 2x feedings a day plus nori every other day. I'm not experiencing brown out.

Is there a photo of the blue spot I'm missing? I want to see!

There is a couple on my tank tread.

No problem i got him from OA
Wendel had about four of them in. I think they are all gone though.

It is common for acro pieces to loose colour when they are introduced to a different system. Alot of the time when I get a new piece that is coloured up they will brown out then colour back up in time and not always the same colouring. I have also noticed complete colour changes from one tank to the other. The reason I suggest this is because you stated your other pieces are doing well and these sound like they are fairly new to your system. What do you use for flow?
Chris

That would make sense then they are not totally brown but definitely not the same as when I got them.
I run a mag 9 on a two way squid and a Hydor Koralia - 1 for a bit extra.
It's a small tank though 18.5wx16dx20h 25 gallon

My knowledge of sps is extremely limited but as a guy with lot of research and very little practical application it seems like your tank is about as good a tank as an acro could hope for....

Seems like great flow, your light is obviously more than sufficient and your params are normal...

stupid hobby....:razz:

Your flow sounds fine! My 24g cube ran with the exact same stuff for flow, and I never had colour problems with my SPS.

I found this on RC years ago, and thought that it explained SPS color perfectly.

"there are only two things which affect sps coloration. These are zooxanthellae density and accessory pigments.
Accessory pigments are determined by growth, light intensity and spectrum.
growth is also determined by calcium availability, alkalinity, trace elements, flow, temperature, salinity, food and stability. zooxanthellae density is relative to nutrients, growth, temperature and light intensity, spectrum and duration.

when corals exhibit fast growth, the growing margin has fewer zooxanthellae and more accessory pigments leading to colorful tips or rims.
Zooxanthellae can mask colorful pigments when they are in high densities. In nutrient poor conditions and under high light intensity and ideal spectrum, zooxanthellae populations will be further reduced leading to more visible accessory pigments especially within the body of the colony."

hmmmm.
what brand of 14k 250 de are you using?