New growth causing lack of color?

[jason604]

During the past 1-2 months my green hulk colony started to have a major growth spurt. I just recently notice the main beaches losing all it's color and is a lot thinner than the new growth. Is this because it's growing so fast and blocking all the lights from the branches below? How do I counter this? Take out clippers n cut off all the new growth or just let the thing be?

[Craigdillman]

The new growth will always be white until it colours up, i wouldn't go cutting the new growth as it grows it will all colour back up

[jason604]

Originally Posted by Craigdillman

The new growth will always be white until it colours up, i wouldn't go cutting the new growth as it grows it will all colour back up

No the new growth colours are amazing. Was talking about the main branches under it having no color.

[Steve...]

Maybe the new growth is blocking some of the light of the bottom

[jason604]

i guess i can trim some of the top branches off... a lot of my other sps are losing color is it because my Cheap LEDS are losing its effectiveness after a year or so? or because i have phosphate? i hate how it takes months for a tank to finally look good and days for it to go to shiit

[gregzz4]

I've found with my higher-up SPS that too much light causes them to grow spindly/colorless
Maybe just back-off your lighting a tiny bit and see what happens

I bleached all mine 'cause my lights were too much for them with my light bio-load; not enough food in the water column

Just go slow
Nothing good happens fast

Don't make major changes, and keep a record of what you do so you can track what is going on

[reefwars]

From the pics corals look healthy and new growth is always gong to be brighter , it's keeping that bright is what's tough.

Agreed Raising your calcium would be beneficial

And fwiw some algae require very little nutrients and do quite well even when our low grade kits can't read them.