SPS Coloration Time

De Michieli

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About how long do you guys estimate it takes for sps to fully color back up? I have some peaces that I am getting nice growth but not huge coloration.

A. Total water volume : About 30-35 gal

B. What are your parameters?
PH: 8.2 Salinity 1.025 Alk 7-8 Calcium 440 Mag 1360 P04 : 0.02

C. Type of lighting. Please include age, watts, and bulb/ballast name. Current Orbit Marine/ 2 bulb 36 inch t5 with a ATI Blue Plus And ATI Coral Plus age is less then 4 months old.

D. Filtration method (Skimmer, GFO, DSB, etc.) Coral life 65 supper skimmer + refugium.

E. What types of corals do you keep other than SPS? a few zoas.

F. How long has the tank been running? Tank has been running for over a year and a half but was moved about 9 months ago

G. What are you dosing? Dosing schedule? Red sea ABC+ (wendsday) mag (cant remeber the name same people who make 8.4) (Wednesday) 2 little fish AcroPower and Red Sea Reef energy (alternate the 2 ever other 2 weeks)

H. Which brand of salt are you using? HW Marinemix Reefer

I. What brand of test kits are you employing? Red Sea

J. What are you using for CA/ALK supplementation? Red Sea ABC +

K. What are you using for flow? (Pump names, how many, placement, etc.) 2 powerhead they are hydor I dont remember the flow but 1 if for a 55 gal and the other a 20 I belive. I have alot of polyp movement.
 

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