Do you smell toast?

[Magickiwi]

Well I moved it as close to the light fixture as is possible in my aquarium and phosphates are falling. (not fast enough)

Hopefully it comes back. How could I tell if it was completely gone?

[Madreefer]

It'll turn a nice pretty white color.
And can someone explain how to get it to brighten up? I only see new growth nice and bright when a coral browns out. For the most part anyways

[Magickiwi]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

And can someone explain how to get it to brighten up? I only see new growth nice and bright when a coral browns out. For the most part anyways

+1

[Aquattro]

Typically once a coral gets what it needs, the whole piece will color up. I had a piece brown out in the back of my frag tank, once I put it back into a good spot in the DT, it turned bright blue again within a week or two.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

It'll turn a nice pretty white color.
And can someone explain how to get it to brighten up? I only see new growth nice and bright when a coral browns out. For the most part anyways

Can't say for all sps but my ssc goes brown then bright then brown lol I think in my case its phosphates .

I have a blue mille and Oregon tort that
Went snot brown and are bright now

Not sure why exactly but beats white lol

[Madreefer]

Kind of same topic so not trying to hijack.
So Brad did the base of your SPS kind of brownout under your LEDs? I noticed mine do that and they never did that under MH. Which makes me think there's not enough ummmm I dunno, spread I guess with LED

[Aquattro]

No, the LEDs kept the SPS constant from base to tip. Just a slight loss in overall tone. Even at the lower areas of the tank.

[Madreefer]

Well mine are much different color at the base. Not all, only the really big colonies. Thought it was from lack of light. Dammit I hate testing water.

[Aquattro]

some of my colonies are huge, and solid color from bottom to top. But I had 6 units running at 100/100/96, so maybe brighter than yours?

[Madreefer]

Well I took a really good look and i'm thinking it's just the shade. Tried taking a pic but with a stupid rounded front I just cant get a good pic. I'm just overthinking I guess.