Hey all,
So I bought this small colony of Walt Disney really cheap from my local LFS because they said it just wouldn't color up. About a month after bringing it home, the polyps were extended and it started showing more purple (see photo from Sept 2022). Since around the beginning of 2023 the growth has really come to a halt and it lost all of its purple and is mostly yellow and green now. All other SPS in the tank are doing very well and exploding with growth except this piece. I was considering dipping it because I assume there is something that's bothering it but would love input from people with experience.
Parameters:
Alk: 8.11 dKh
Calcium: 464 ppm
Mag: 1409 ppm
Nitrate: ~10ppm
Phosphate: 0.05ppm
pH: Peaks at about 8.4 and bottoms out at about 8.2 at night.
So I bought this small colony of Walt Disney really cheap from my local LFS because they said it just wouldn't color up. About a month after bringing it home, the polyps were extended and it started showing more purple (see photo from Sept 2022). Since around the beginning of 2023 the growth has really come to a halt and it lost all of its purple and is mostly yellow and green now. All other SPS in the tank are doing very well and exploding with growth except this piece. I was considering dipping it because I assume there is something that's bothering it but would love input from people with experience.
Parameters:
Alk: 8.11 dKh
Calcium: 464 ppm
Mag: 1409 ppm
Nitrate: ~10ppm
Phosphate: 0.05ppm
pH: Peaks at about 8.4 and bottoms out at about 8.2 at night.