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TLDR Parameters got out of whack and Strats lost color. Chance of getting color back?
So this has all occurred over the course of about 2 months. A little back story. I got some zoas shipped and one melted almost immediately, another one bleached. I performed an ICP and found my Nitrates had elevated likely due to some new powdered food I got carried away with. Nitrates spiked from their usual 10ppm to around 35ppm. Now ICP exposed this and high iodine. I've done water changes and gotten both #'s down and coral health has improved. A repercussion of those or some other parameter was my zoas lost their color. Almost all the yellow is gone and they aren't producing more polyps at all. I know patience and stability will play a role, but, will they ever get their color back? Anything I can do to help that along? Included before and afters.
So this has all occurred over the course of about 2 months. A little back story. I got some zoas shipped and one melted almost immediately, another one bleached. I performed an ICP and found my Nitrates had elevated likely due to some new powdered food I got carried away with. Nitrates spiked from their usual 10ppm to around 35ppm. Now ICP exposed this and high iodine. I've done water changes and gotten both #'s down and coral health has improved. A repercussion of those or some other parameter was my zoas lost their color. Almost all the yellow is gone and they aren't producing more polyps at all. I know patience and stability will play a role, but, will they ever get their color back? Anything I can do to help that along? Included before and afters.
