GARF Bonsai color fading

[don_chuwish]

Thanks!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Good job!! As stated up front, with the proper lighting/flow/husbandry techniques.... anything can recover and be sustained.

 

[don_chuwish]

Good job!! As stated up front, with the proper lighting/flow/husbandry techniques.... anything can recover and be sustained.

Indeed, but this time I just feel like I lucked out! "Let me try..." and it worked. Clearly there was nothing wrong with my water parameters, it was just getting too much light.

 

[don_chuwish]

Just had to come back and post an updated photo:

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just had to come back and post an updated photo:

This is the update we like to see !!

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

its coming back for sure. Give it some time it will look just like a GB! I love mine, that deep blue and yellow polyps. mice indeed

 

[BoomCorals]

Definitely looking good! If you want faster growth and deeper colors you can feed your fish a bit more, but if you like the lighter look then keep doing what you're doing.

 

[don_chuwish]

Thanks! I have been feeding more lately, and trying to include coral specific things in the mix as well. Reef Roids, BRS Reef Chili, New Life Spectrum Reef Micro-Feeder, even some Red Sea Reef Energy now and again. I definitely want the deeper colors and faster growth! Recent numbers:

Hanna Alk: 8.34dKh
Red Sea Pro Ca: 490
Hanna ULR Phos: 0.02
Red Sea Pro Nitrate: 16
Salifert Mg: 1500+
Salinity: 1.026

With the extra feeding I've been trying to keep the Nitrate under control with a little NOPOX dosing. Seems to be doing well.