Coral Colors: How do you keep your colorful corals colorful?

[45ZoaGarden]

I take small, finely dressed up goats (so you know, flower wreath on head that they start to eat, gold flaked nail polish on their hoofs, etc.), take them down to the beach, let them play in the surf for a bit.....








... THEN SACRIFICE THEM IN THE NAME OF POSEIDON SO HE MIGHT USE HIS POWERS OVER THE SEA AND EVERYTHING IN IT TO MAKE MY CORALS COLORFUL AND HUGE!!!!


...only works about 45% of the time. Poseidon can be very picky about his goats.

I thought you’re supposed to sacrifice lambs because goats are such dirty animals. That’s probably why it hasn’t been working ;Hilarious

 

[El_Guapo13]

I thought you’re supposed to sacrifice lambs because goats are such dirty animals. That’s probably why it hasn’t been working ;Hilarious

I mean, realistically, if I wanted to make the joke more accurate, I would have said bulls instead of goats as historically that is what Ancient Greeks (especially Minoans) sacrificed to Poseidon. But for the purposes of the silliness, I thought goats would be better lol

Unfortunately I couldn't find a silly meme to go with it!! >.<

 

[45ZoaGarden]

That’s goata be the issue ;Hilarious

I mean, realistically, if I wanted to make the joke more accurate, I would have said bulls instead of goats as historically that is what Ancient Greeks (especially Minoans) sacrificed to Poseidon. But for the purposes of the silliness, I thought goats would be better lol

Unfortunately I couldn't find a silly meme to go with it!! >.<

 

[hllb]

I had one doing the same thing and then I put it in higher light and the green returned. Different tank though and parameters are different and less polluted.

Why do you think my tank is polluted?

 

[Osaurus]

Why do you think my tank is polluted?

I think Anchor meant to say he placed his coral in another tank with higher light and different params. This is just my assumption

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[hllb]

I think Anchor meant to say he placed his coral in another tank with higher light and different params. This is just my assumption

I mean, I know I have algae, but I’d hardly say it’s polluted lol. Maybe I need to move it higher up, but I think it attaches to my rock now so I’d have to cut it off.
Suggestions for food? I’ve been using Reef roids but not thrilled with it.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

I mean, I know I have algae, but I’d hardly say it’s polluted lol. Maybe I need to move it higher up, but I think it attaches to my rock now so I’d have to cut it off.
Suggestions for food? I’ve been using Reef roids but not thrilled with it.

Reef roids is what i use. Haven’t found a better alternative to a dry food.

 

[Spieg]

No matter what the color, every zoanthid I put in my tank will end up looking the same brown color after a few weeks. They don't die, just grow long stalks and lose color. I thought I was doing good keeping PO4 below .15 but guess I need to try to keep it close to .1 (may need to auto dose Phospate-Rx to keep up with it!).

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Zoas turning brown with long stocks means poor lighting.

No matter what the color, every zoanthid I put in my tank will end up looking the same brown color after a few weeks. They don't die, just grow long stalks and lose color. I thought I was doing good keeping PO4 below .15 but guess I need to try to keep it close to .1 (may need to auto dose Phospate-Rx to keep up with it!).

 

[Dana Riddle]

Clade D protein. UV/violet/blue light helps. Very nice.

 

[Dana Riddle]

I keep my colors pretty well I have this Trachy for over a year and it looks the same except bigger
I have some forest fire digis and they’re not green just red I started dosing iodine and the green is coming back with vengeance

Trachyphyllia is Clade D, responds to UV/violet/blue light. Montis are of various clades. Interesting info. Thanks.

 

[Dana Riddle]

Zoas turning brown with long stocks means poor lighting.

Zoanthids contain Clade C3 fluorescent proteins. Following, love to hear more background.

 

[Fourstars]

N/P: ratios

 

[45ZoaGarden]

As in poor lighting I meant not enough light

Zoanthids contain Clade C3 fluorescent proteins. Following, love to hear more background.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Clade D protein. UV/violet/blue light helps. Very nice.

Dana - Great to hear from you and you are more admired and respected than you realize from this guy !!!

 

[Dana Riddle]

Dana - Great to hear from you and you are more admired and respected than you realize from this guy !!!

You are too kind. Thank you!

 

[Magellan]

Feed the tank, good lighting, stability.

 

[Jerry Ebner]

I can have no issue with LPS. But cant grow xena or zoas ? really lol But I got a mat of GSP

 

[clm65]

I got a Indigo Blue mushroom last May. The blue quickly faded. It has multiplied (I have 6 now), but they are tan with a little tint of green in the center. Does that sound like a lighting issue?