Coloring up???

[nanoreefer22]

On average with all parameters perfect or close to perfect, how long should it take for a coral(SPS) to color up? I guess I'm being a little impatient:lol:, but just wondering how much longer I have to wait for some nice color??

 

[Josh]

It might only color up with growth. For example, the color you acquired may be brown, but when it grows, it will be bright purple and green (for example a. nana does this a lot) on the growth area only.

I would guess 2-4 weeks otherwise, at that point you should see some growth and can see if it is the first option or the second.

 

[jhale]

depends on the coral.

like Josh, I give a month at least

 

[nanoreefer22]

Sounds good to me. A months gonna go by in no time. Thanks for the words guys. Hmmm been a week already. I'll check out how the new growth is when everything settles in.

I've also kicked up my husbandry(Proud of self :lol Took out about 2 lbs of my sand to take it down to like .5 inches everywhere...didnt have that much to start with. Siphoned my sump clean, behind the rocks adding a powerhead so nothing settles and everything else is high flow...nothing settles anywhere but behind that one rock...argghhh

 

[nyfireman3097]

there are a few things that will allow your corals to color up
1st phosphates are a big factor
2nd Light
3rd Flow
4th weekly WC will replenish all the other elements that alot of people fprget
5th Magnessium
There are alot of additives that you can use to help out also

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks Nick....
For lighting I have 2 250 14K Hamiltons over a 65 and a 95watt URI superactinic
Flow Mag7 for return, seio 1500, modded MJ1200, another powerhead at 311gph, and a HOB for carbon at something like 200gph(through a nozzle).
Water changes are back on track(10g a week)
Mg for some reason the salifert kit was telling me I have none, guess its cause its so old. The purple color never changes. :banghead:

Gonna test for phosphate now and hope it works. =\

 

[nyfireman3097]

get a new mag test its important to have inline 1350-1400 there are mag granulates for calcium reactors to keep it leveled out
Nick

 

[nanoreefer22]

Will do. A CA reactor is on the list for my wishlist early next year. Less worries and I'll save in the long run.
-Kris

 

[nyfireman3097]

lol i thought u had one already sorry Bionic sells the additive

 

[nanoreefer22]

lol i thought u had one already sorry Bionic sells the additive

Its cool. As of now I'm using kalk. Why are CA reactors so expensive??? Hopefully I can get an internship(paid) to make some chedda for the reactor.

 

[nyfireman3097]

there not its the set up i.e. co2 bottle ect....

 

[nanoreefer22]

When I do get it I know I'm going to need a lot of help figuring it all out. I saw Shauns and my head started spinning =\

 

[spykes]

kalk is great, stablizes my 20 gallon's SPS and i got nice size colonies with alot of frags.

 

[nanoreefer22]

kalk is great, stablizes my 20 gallon's SPS and i got nice size colonies with alot of frags.

How r ya dosing??? Dripping??How many drops per sec??

 

[spykes]

im dosing 1 drop per 2 sec. PH at 8.3 max and DKH at 8.7 and ca at 430 stable. MG i dose using bionic MgCL

 

[spykes]

my stuff colors up and encrust within 2 weeks usually, but then some are slower then others.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Cool cool....I'm gonna get something to dose Mg with if my tank isnt up to par with it.

 

[nanoreefer22]

my stuff colors up and encrust within 2 weeks usually, but then some are slower then others.

Damn thats quick....thats what I want going on in my tank.
.....you still want them zoas???

 

[spykes]

im alright, i got too many SPS on my BB right now no room

 

[nanoreefer22]

Cool cool...