My Lobo is looking translucent

[John Hughes]

I've had this Lobo for about a month now and it's the most amazing coral I have so far. It's feeding response and physical changes that it has gone through are amazing. Woke up this morning and it is almost translucent! I have a 60 gallon mixed which I setup 5 months ago and I added two AI
Prime HD lights two weeks ago and my corals love them.
2 Questions... How do lobos propagate and what does the translucency mean?

 

[Diesel]

You need to drop a few test results on here from your water.
ALK
CAL
MAG
Po4
No3
K
NSW
PH
TEMP.

What kind of flow?
What is your stock list?
What do you feed your fish?
Do you target feed the lobo?

 

[DSC reef]

That actually looks like a trachyphillia radiata. Feeding is important, to much light or to little nutrients can play a role. It actually looks pretty healthy to me though.

 

[John Hughes]

You need to drop a few test results on here from your water.
ALK 8
CAL ?
MAG ?
Po4 ?
No3 negligible
K ?
NSW 1.025 Red Sea Pro Salt
PH 8.2
TEMP. 78

What kind of flow? Med to high
What is your stock list? Y Tang, 2 Clowns, Watchman Goby, Starlight Blenny
What do you feed your fish? Omega One Marine Flakes w Garlic, Omega One Marine Pelets, Polyp Labs Reef Roids, Frozen Shrimp and Scallop (my mix)
I do target feed with pellets, Reef roids and frozen mix

You need to drop a few test results on here from your water.
ALK
CAL
MAG
Po4
No3
K
NSW
PH
TEMP.

What kind of flow?
What is your stock list?
What do you feed your fish?
Do you target feed the lobo?

Do you target feed the lobo?

 

[Diesel]

Thanks.
More of a importance is your Po4 and No3 with a reliable test kit as it will tell you your nutrients level.
How are other corals looking? Pics?

 

[John Hughes]

Forgot to mention lighting, I have two AI Prime HD lights running about 60% for about 10 hours.

 

[John Hughes]

Thanks.
More of a importance is your Po4 and No3 with a reliable test kit as it will tell you your nutrients level.
How are other corals looking? Pics?

I've ordered a Hanna Ca and a Red Sea Reef Mag test kits
No3- 2. I don't currently test for phosphates. I use a Red Sea Marine test kits for my NH3/NH4, NO3, NO2, physical and Hanna for K.
Corals all looking great, Purple tip Frog spawn, Green Hammer, Orange Hammer, Red Goniapora, Purple Goni Golf ball, Green Star Polyp, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Green Button Polyp, Yellow Trumpet, Purple/Green Favia, Maroon Lobo, the pictured Lobo and 2 Zoas. Two Large Turbo Snail and four Nsarius Snails.
Oh, and I didn't have any breakfast but did sleep well last night. JK

J

 

[John Hughes]

* physical=pH (spell check often makes me says things I don't nintendo)

J

 

[Diesel]

I've ordered a Hanna Ca and a Red Sea Reef Mag test kits
No3- 2. I don't currently test for phosphates. I use a Red Sea Marine test kits for my NH3/NH4, NO3, NO2, physical and Hanna for K.
Corals all looking great, Purple tip Frog spawn, Green Hammer, Orange Hammer, Red Goniapora, Purple Goni Golf ball, Green Star Polyp, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Green Button Polyp, Yellow Trumpet, Purple/Green Favia, Maroon Lobo, the pictured Lobo and 2 Zoas. Two Large Turbo Snail and four Nsarius Snails.
Oh, and I didn't have any breakfast but did sleep well last night. JK

J

Breakfast is important start of the day.
CAL checker on the hanna.................. :(
Po4 is a important factor to know, it's one of the test kits you should have as it can tell you a lot about the balance of your system when test often.
Any ways looking forward to your results.

 

[Diesel]

* physical=pH (spell check often makes me says things I don't nintendo)

J

Yes, some call it Physical Hydrogen but the scientific it is Potential Hydrogen = Ph or pH

 

[John Hughes]

That actually looks like a trachyphillia radiata. Feeding is important, to much light or to little nutrients can play a role. It actually looks pretty healthy to me though.

Thanks... yes it does.

 

[John Hughes]

Breakfast is important start of the day.
CAL checker on the hanna.................. :(
Po4 is a important factor to know, it's one of the test kits you should have as it can tell you a lot about the balance of your system when test often.
Any ways looking forward to your results.

CAL checker on the hanna.................. :(
Are you saying I wasted my $$ ?

 

[Diesel]

Everybody knows they not as accurate as the regular redsea or sali's.
You to sterile your test vials, have absolutely 0.0 RODI water in order to have a accurate test.
Don't worry you were not the only one.
The positivity about this forum is that if you had ask the bet test kits for your money hobbyist had told you or pointed you to some links that had some info.
Well $50 isn't much if you think that many ppl losing hundreds in this hobby.