Bleached SPS's

[tang daddy]

The previous pics your corals looked bleached but still very healthy, I figure your tank is too clean. Are you dosing vodka or vinegar?

As others have said if you feed more then the corals will darken up abit accenting the colour. I use brightwells koralcolor but find it enhances only the blues and purples, not so much red and greens. As for amino acids it is used for feeding and polyp extension. Even if the brightwells products expire I would use it. Unless it was food I wouldn't be worried...

Btw your last pic of the green Millie looks good!

[chris121277]

Originally Posted by tang daddy

The previous pics your corals looked bleached but still very healthy, I figure your tank is too clean. Are you dosing vodka or vinegar?
Btw your last pic of the green Millie looks good!

Neither.....I'm using Vertex Bio Pellets.....I introduced them very slowly, started with I think 150ml and have added another 200ml over a 3 month span.....due to add another 100ml's in a week.

Thanx, I've been growing that particular coral from a tiny 1" brown frag for about 4 years now.

[Reefie]

Coral Vitalizer NEEDS to be refrigerated, along with ZEOBak.

I'd suggest dosing the ZEO Amino Acid for SPS, they have 2, one for LPS and one for SPS. It should also be dosed with Sponge Power.

I've spoken to the ZEO Rep when he was at J&L, he recommends dosing them both every 2nd day or when intoducing new SPS.

I've followed that and have seen good PE and growth so far.

[chris121277]

I've started dosing 4 drops a day of the ZeoVit amino acids (as per the instructions) and up me feeding quite a bit.

Only been at it for a few days now....but I'll post some follow up pic's in a month or so.

[Lampshade]

Test your potassium if you haven't recently. Biopellets suck it from the water, and lots of salt is low in it. Seems to be a major cause to either the crash or SLOW recovery in my tank. This past 2 weeks adding potassium i've had better results than everything i've tried in the past 2 months.

To think... it was a $20 bottle... after spending ?? on other fixes... don't tell my wife

[chris121277]

I think the 4 drops (as per directions) of amino acid may be to much......some of my SPS's are looking brown ish......and I seem to be having a cyano out break

I'm going to back it off to 1/2 the recommended dose and go back to my old feeding routine.

Any progress on your SPS?