Why are my acropora losing some of their colors and becoming a more intense green? I'm seeing this with my Vivid Aquariums strawberry shortcake, BC Aquatic-Man, and RR pink cadillac to name a few. They're all at a PAR that fluctuates between 275 and 350 throughout the day. I've seen a few answers to this question, but they seem to go back and forth between too much and too little light.
My parameters are:
Nitrate 10ppm, Phos 0.05ppm (slowly bringing this down; aiming for 0.03), Alk ~9dKH, Ca2+ ~450ppm, pH 8.0, salinity 0.026, temp 79.5.
I know the temp is a little on the high side, but I've really struggled to keep it down. I figure better to be consistent than to have it fluctuating, so its been like this for as long as its been established.
I know that the quality isn't the greatest, but here is what I'm talking about.
What is causing them to loose other colors in favor of green?
Thanks for any help.
My parameters are:
Nitrate 10ppm, Phos 0.05ppm (slowly bringing this down; aiming for 0.03), Alk ~9dKH, Ca2+ ~450ppm, pH 8.0, salinity 0.026, temp 79.5.
I know the temp is a little on the high side, but I've really struggled to keep it down. I figure better to be consistent than to have it fluctuating, so its been like this for as long as its been established.
I know that the quality isn't the greatest, but here is what I'm talking about.
What is causing them to loose other colors in favor of green?
Thanks for any help.