Frogspown losing color

[Keith Russell]

lol my pars are great but my frogspawn is losing color. He used to be green and purple now he is almost clear. Is it too much light or to little light

 

[Hemmdog]

What light are you using, what are your parameters.

 

[Crustaceon]

If i’m seeing palys next to it stretched that far, I have to assume it’s not enough light. What type of fixture do you run, height over the water, bulb selection etc.

 

[Keith Russell]

lol my pars are great but my frogspawn is losing color. He used to be green and purple now he is almost clear. Is it too much light or to little light

Am 0 nitrates 0 sg 1.025 phosphates trace ph 8.3 cal 375. Lights 165 watt black box. 59 watt Fluval marine strip

 

[Gareth elliott]

0 nitrates is probably the issue here. NaNO3 off amazon is how i keep mine above 0. Personally i would not attempt a low nutrient tank with alk higher than 7 dkh. Things either bleach or get dinos.

 

[Keith Russell]

Yeah, I’m not attempting it. It is just happening. I have 125 pounds of rock a sump and skimmer. I guess it just happens huh. So I should dose nitrates?

 

[Flippers4pups]

5-10 ppm N03 and .02 P04 is advisable.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Yeah, I’m not attempting it. It is just happening. I have 125 pounds of rock a sump and skimmer. I guess it just happens huh. So I should dose nitrates?

As corals grow they become very good at sucking up nutrients. I like dosing no3 as opposed to increased feeding because its very controlled and the results are predictable. The stock solution i made adds 1ppm per 1ml dosed for my tank volume.i test .25 ppm a week after dosing under my feeding schedule. I dose 1ml a week, change 7% water weekly. And test nitrate once every 5 weeks to confirm if i need to adjust my dosing schedule or not. I do this manually with a syringe not a pump.

 

[Hemmdog]

As corals grow they become very good at sucking up nutrients. I like dosing no3 as opposed to increased feeding because its very controlled and the results are predictable. The stock solution i made adds 1ppm per 1ml dosed for my tank volume.i test .25 ppm a week after dosing under my feeding schedule. I dose 1ml a week, change 7% water weekly. And test nitrate once every 5 weeks to confirm if i need to adjust my dosing schedule or not. I do this manually with a syringe not a pump.

Do you have a link to the product you use? My tank just went fallow and my nutrients are already dropping rapidly. This sounds like a good solution while I’m fallow for keeping nitrates.

 

[MnFish1]

If i’m seeing palys next to it stretched that far, I have to assume it’s not enough light. What type of fixture do you run, height over the water, bulb selection etc.

I think thats cyphastrea or?

 

[MnFish1]

As corals grow they become very good at sucking up nutrients. I like dosing no3 as opposed to increased feeding because its very controlled and the results are predictable. The stock solution i made adds 1ppm per 1ml dosed for my tank volume.i test .25 ppm a week after dosing under my feeding schedule. I dose 1ml a week, change 7% water weekly. And test nitrate once every 5 weeks to confirm if i need to adjust my dosing schedule or not. I do this manually with a syringe not a pump.

Leather corals especially can out compete - SO I was told. I never had great luck with LPS - as long as I had a huge leather coral in the tank.

 

[Ebslinger]

You mentioned that your PAR values are great, but what does that mean? What are the PAR values above the coral? And spectrum?

Remember, most corals are brown in the ocean.

Mostly a newbie question on my part so I can learn from your experience.

 

[Gareth elliott]

https://www.amazon.com/Sodium-Nitra...816&s=gateway&sprefix=Sodium+n,aps,162&sr=8-6

Or something similar

And use to make your stock solution. Select KNO3 for our purposes identical to NaNO3 as far as how much NO3 is added.

https://rotalabutterfly.com/nutrient-calculator.php

 

[Ebslinger]

If you're anywhere near me I can swing by with a PAR meter to help...

In Nor-Cal?

 

[Keith Russell]

I think thats cyphastrea or?

I have a 165watt black box 6 inches above water surface then a 59 watt led (fluval marine) that goes end to end. It is 4 inches above the surface

 

[Crustaceon]

I would have to agree the issue is having zero nitrates. My frogspawn hated having less than 5ppm and I was also running galaxy hydro 165w boxes over them. Honestly, I wouldn’t dose nitrates and would instead just feed like crazy until they rise on their own.

 

[Tennyson]

In addition to the comments about elevating nitrates, I would shade your frogspawn to prevent anymore bleaching - not by moving it, but by putting something on top of the tank to lessen the intensity in that area. I use layers of masking tape.

Also, my frogspawn love oyster feast, you might want to feed yours since bleaching hinders their ability to feed themselves with light.