I’m intrigued why my Tortuosa Turcoise is developing a certain color...
It came from aquaculture under T5 in a tank with very low nutrients.
It is with me for 7months. Did not grow axial coralites but developed many radial coralites. The colony is a lot whitish than my frag.
Here, it developed a mixed deep green/blue coloration with bright green polyps.
It’s in my tank for 7months. Grew specially in diameter, now under Hydra 64 (added a diffuser 1 week ago), and my nutrients are a bit higher than source tank: nitrate 5-10 and phosphate 0.03 to 0.06 over time (check nitrate every 2 weeks and phosphate every 3 days Hanna).
My alk is pretty stable at 7.3, using Aquaforest’s Balling (powders to mix, because I reduce Mg on part 3 because consumption is not high and I loose some zoas when it is above 1400).
Apex controled, pH 8.2 max and 8.05 min at night. I use a refugium with green algae (not macroalgae you heard right, because chaeto does not grow well here) - it works like a ATS.
Flow provided with Glamorca and MP40 (medium to high). This colony is under 250 PAR.
Have any of you noticed this type of change in this species? Do you consider it good? Bad? (It is at least prettier than the source, to me). Could it be nutrient reltated? Light related?
Reference pictures:
Frag upon arrival:
Today:
You’ll notice I’ve cut the tip of one axial coralite to encourage growth.
Tank picture for reference:
It came from aquaculture under T5 in a tank with very low nutrients.
It is with me for 7months. Did not grow axial coralites but developed many radial coralites. The colony is a lot whitish than my frag.
Here, it developed a mixed deep green/blue coloration with bright green polyps.
It’s in my tank for 7months. Grew specially in diameter, now under Hydra 64 (added a diffuser 1 week ago), and my nutrients are a bit higher than source tank: nitrate 5-10 and phosphate 0.03 to 0.06 over time (check nitrate every 2 weeks and phosphate every 3 days Hanna).
My alk is pretty stable at 7.3, using Aquaforest’s Balling (powders to mix, because I reduce Mg on part 3 because consumption is not high and I loose some zoas when it is above 1400).
Apex controled, pH 8.2 max and 8.05 min at night. I use a refugium with green algae (not macroalgae you heard right, because chaeto does not grow well here) - it works like a ATS.
Flow provided with Glamorca and MP40 (medium to high). This colony is under 250 PAR.
Have any of you noticed this type of change in this species? Do you consider it good? Bad? (It is at least prettier than the source, to me). Could it be nutrient reltated? Light related?
Reference pictures:
Frag upon arrival:
Today:
You’ll notice I’ve cut the tip of one axial coralite to encourage growth.
Tank picture for reference: