Pat's 120

[pterfloth]

Originally Posted by lobsterboy

awesome polyp extentsion on that green yellow acro.

Thanks! That acro is amazing. It gets bushier every day, even at the base. Will add some more photos in the next few days.

[pterfloth]

You mentioned that I should watch for color fading. My Pink Pocilli is showing signs of color loss. What does this mean and how should I respond?

[Aqua-Digital]

Hi

I am going to get claude to answer this personally for you but in the meantime this puts some light on the subject

DOSING Ultralith Filtration :
When starting the Ultralith method use a combination of Ultramin S with the bacterial starter solution UltraBak. Dose 3 ml each per 1000 L per day, and slowly reduce the amount to 2 ml per 1000 L per day. In cases of extreme nutrient depletion, reduce the dose further down to 1 ml per
1000 L per day.

The basic dose for both solutions in normally stocked tanks is 3 ml per 1000 L per day. Depending on the water parameters, this dose can be increased to up to 10 ml per 1000 L per day. By maintaining extremely low nutrient concentrations in the tank, the corals will reduce the amount of symbiotic algae in their tissue. This will on the one hand cause a more colorful coloration of the coral as the pigments are located below the layer that contains the algae, but also reduce the amount of food the corals will receive from their symbiotic algae. In order to provide enough food for the corals to maintain optimal growth and coloration please use Ultramin S. This solution will provide the essential nutrition for the corals, including vitamins and trace
elements. This solution also contains carbon sources, which will also aid the nutrient reduction in the tank. The lower the nutrient concentrations in the tank, the smaller the dose has to be.

Through the separate dosing of coral foods and color-enhancing trace elements it is possible to increase growth rates and coloration without any negative effects on the water parameters.

[tang daddy]

Wow I just saw this!!

Nice tank Pat and uh the pocci looks familiar

[Fauna Marin]

HI

its depending now if your corals get lighter or the coral really lost colors
it is normal that the coloration swing a little bit

Which products you add at the moment together with the AMIN ?
greets claude

[pterfloth]

Claude,

I am in week 3 of UltraLith program start-up:

750 ml UltrasLith
3 ml/day UltraBak
3 ml/day UltraMin
2 ml/day Ultra Amin
No drops UltraBio this week (as per UltraLith Calculator)

120 gal display tank with 40 gal sump, total water volume 120 gal.

(My parents are both German and I speak/read German, you can respond in German if you wish)

[Fauna Marin]

HI

Ahh week 3

Ok that could be normal cause you make a lot of chances in the water chemistry.

Did you dose Any other elements ?
Greets

[pterfloth]

Claude,

Last night I added my normal weekly 5 ml of Kent Coral-Vite. My poccillopora colors look better today. I am not as concerned about the colors today as I was yesterday. I guess I just got a little concerned that something was going wrong.

[Fauna Marin]

HI

Hmm maybe you can see that but it is mostly not good to add to much
and other products to the LIth System.

You must first reduce the nutrients then we add the colors to your corals
with the Powertrace elements

How are your actual water parameter now

greets

[pterfloth]

Claude,

Test results today:

Phosphate: 0.01 ppm (digested, via photometer)
Nitrate: <1 ppm
Calcium: 420 ppm
Magnesium: 1470 ppm
Alkalinity: 125 ppm
pH: 8.35
Salinity: 1.025

Gruß von Tsawwassen!