Duncan Coral Color

[aarone9]

Hello everyone,

I am pretty new into the hobby and have a question about my Duncan. I received it a couple months ago and it was very unhappy and lost all of its color. It has slowly been getting its color back and I have been feeding it as well. Just curious how much longer until it fully recovers and gets its original color back.

Thanks!

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

It looks brown so it must have some color, does it have color under blue light? Corals look brown under white lights

 

[aarone9]

It looks brown so it must have some color, does it have color under blue light? Corals look brown under white lights

That’s it under blue light (sun was sneaking in). You can see the blue in the top. Lmk

 

[Marine Betta]

Hello everyone,

I am pretty new into the hobby and have a question about my Duncan. I received it a couple months ago and it was very unhappy and lost all of its color. It has slowly been getting its color back and I have been feeding it as well. Just curious how much longer until it fully recovers and gets its original color back.

Thanks!

There really isn’t a set timeframe for recovery with something like this. I have had bleached/browned out corals recover in less than a week, but I’ve also had coral that took months. I would consider dosing amino acids in addition to the spot feeding if you don’t already.

 

[aarone9]

I have been spot feeding but have not tried amino acids yet

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Can you tell us what kind of light you have? What size is the tank?

 

[Marine Betta]

I have been spot feeding but have not tried amino acids yet

Some good options are Red AB+ and Aquavitro fuel. There are other brands out there though. I wouldn’t spot feed any of these. Just broadcast feed.

What are your nutrients in the tank? The rock looks fairly new.

 

[aarone9]

Can you tell us what kind of light you have? What size is the tank?

I have a 7 gallon tank with pico reef tank. Tank is all pretty new

 

[aarone9]

Some good options are Red AB+ and Aquavitro fuel. There are other brands out there though. I wouldn’t spot feed any of these. Just broadcast feed.

What are your nutrients in the tank? The rock looks fairly new.

Tank is new. I think the white rock in a small tank might be stressing the Duncan.
Nitrate around 7
Salinity at 35