SPS not keeping their colors need some help?

Chameleon · Oct 7, 2014

How is the flow? Also that middle section of you sump, im not sure if its miracle mud or what, but it looks like a potential source of phosphates. Lastly triple check you specific gravity with a calibrated refractometer.

Reef Fever · Oct 7, 2014

ronnie said:
I would ease up on the reef snow and planktons (let us know how much you are feeding)

Your phosphates is what stands out to me. It's way high. Do you run GFO or anything of that nature?

bingo. 0-0.03 would be the acceptable range. If your po4 was 0 I would recommend you feed but I would cut out all supplemental coral feedings until you get the phosphates in check. I recently had a big po4 spike after i moved my tank and had a mini cycle. most of my acros faded or browned out and displayed little to no PE. I ramped up my h20 changes and dropped the po4 back where me and my sticks like it. Within days I noticed improved color and PE. During this time, and still I have completely cut out coral feedings. As long as you have fish in the system there will be enough extra food for them to add to their photosynthesis

mike007 · Oct 7, 2014

Have you tested your potassium level?

Reefkeepr1986 · Oct 8, 2014

Chameleon- There's lots of flow I have two MP10s on opposite sides and dual returns? And the center of my sump has Fiji Miracal mud. (Should I keep or remove?) as for my refractometer it says 1.025-1.026.

Reef fever- I agree I will stop all feeding till my Phosphates get under control and thanks for the input!! Helps a lot even though I've been doing this along time I still get stuck after trying everything that I thought I new!!

Mike- I have no test to test for potassium where can I get that?? I only test for Po4,Alk,calcium,And magnesium (I use all test kits only if my reef has a problem)?? Should there be any other tests you feel I should test for other than Potassium??

Reefkeepr1986 · Oct 8, 2014

I did set my lights on Blues dominant and use 5% whites,Reds,greens just to see if my lights were bleaching them?? So far it's been two days using the blues and honestly all my corals seem to open up a lot more and my hydnaphora has gotten reall "fluffy"!! This might do the trick!! There isn't any noticable color comeback for my Birdsnests but I'm patient and today I will be writting a log and pics everyday of my corals and water perameters!!