Jumped into sps
 

Well after having the tank up and running solid and stable for a year now I have jumped into the world of sps. I went with a cultured piece for my first go since they are a little hardier. So a few questions. First I have attached a pic. I feel it looks healthy. There is some bleaching on the tips but I didn't see this as a issue. Colour is a dark red pic doesn't do it justice. What is tge Best way to get this beauty to color up to its full potential. I run my numbers like so cal 450 dkh 8 mag 1350 temp 80.0 constant Sal 1.025. Also Im in the market for a dosing pump. Suggestions?
Thanks folks I'm excited to go down this road in reefing.

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I would say that's growth on the tips not bleaching.

Sweet

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That's just me though. When my sps decide to go on a growth spurt they get white tips just like that.

+1. I have a few colonies that have white growth tips. Millies especially have commonly white growth tips like what's in your picture. Nothing to worry about :-)

Welcome to the addiction!

Yes they are growth tips

Well let's hope I can keep goodness going. Only had it a few days.

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They are very hardy and they grow fast. I had one bleached completely when poisoned by copper and it is now a beautiful colony with lots of nice shade of pink, purple and blue. Amazing how fast they grow.

As long as there is good polyp extension the coral is happy. If you want it to grow better and have good color, zeovit amino acid and coral vitalizer each day will help feed it well.

When I got it in february, all brown and ugly (from Fragalot):

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copper poisoning (Kent carbon). I thought it was dead for sure, but kept it in the tank just in case:

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and now, still a bit bleached from underneat but recovering nicely..they are really tough:

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Some of mine also have some white tips when growing, especialy the green with purple polyps on the right have white tips when it is growing.

Keeping the big 3 (cal/alk/amg) stable is important but its only a small portion of what you need to color up SPS.

From my experience, the more important part is to maintain very low nitrates and phosphates but still feed a ton of food at the same time. That means you need to figure out how to export nutrients efficiently.

You also need good lighting and flow. Flow is also way underestimated.

A coral can live without light for many days but can it live without flow? NOPE.

High light and flow for millepora and stable parameters will do it.

Good choice for your first piece.