A little sps help please

[Proteus]

I was given this frag a week ago. It was nice blue tips light purple base. The color is not brown but dull, yet to have polyp extension. I don't know the spieces so I did not have info. All other sps is doing great

It's 10" deep
Radion at 80% @14k

Po4- undtectable
No3- undtectable

Alk- 7
Cal- 450
Mg- 1320
Salinity- 1.026
Temp-78

Mp10 at 70% lagoon

Prodibio
Pohl vitalizer
Sponge power
Amino acid
Pols xtra
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/titus991/5B779B63-4123-4275-8B84-C91F2E734550-12911-00000F6E8796A78A.jpg

[reefwars]

did it lose color for you or was that the color when you bought it??


what lighting did it come from and where did it come from, is it wild??

if your parameters are spot on and all your other sps is doing great then id either play around with its position giving enough time in betweeen moves to judge its behavior or leave it and see where a year takes it:)

if you believe its bleaching then id move it:)

[reefwars]

personally i like its color now:mrgreen:

[Proteus]

I will move it up. Just limited on space. It's lost color. Come from lfs under a sol. And no not wild.

The colors were way more awesomest

[reefwars]

I will move it up. Just limited on space. It's lost color. Come from lfs under a sol. And no not wild.

The colors were way more awesomest



sps is like that though , what looks great in one tank looks or changes for a different tank. give it some time to get adjusted but if it doesnt color up after time try moving it , i know they lose color alot faster then they gain it back lol;)



disclaimer*****__ i know squat on sps and rely only on luck lol

[Proteus]

Haha. Yeah it's luck for me for sure

I figured I should at least had polyps.

[subman]

You should move it to my tank lol

[Proteus]

If all else fails we will put under those mitras. Lol

[reefermadness]

Sometimes frags colour down before colouring back up......give it time.

[Skimmerking]

Haha. Yeah it's luck for me for sure

I figured I should at least had polyps.
doesnt need polyps to be healthy but its nicve to see them.

patience is a virtue....

[Nano]

Check it at night nick, I have one or 2 that only come out at night for some reason

[Snappy]

Sometimes frags colour down before colouring back up......give it time.
+1

[Proteus]

Thanks guys. Ill leave it for a couple weeks and see. I have the patience. Just don't want it to die on me

[blacknife]

couple months to over a year..

occasionaly showing its true colors only to brown back down.

having a small patch survive random tank problems, to slowly grow back to almost frag size.


I can't be the only one that goes through this many problems learning sps care heh

[Proteus]

I can't be the only one that goes through this many problems learning sps care heh

I don't have to many problems. The last real problem I had was when I switched tanks. I disturbed the sand bed trying to get to a clams foot. Had spike of who knows what. I put sps in new tank but damaged was already done lost all but one deep water and a garf which I've grown back from a flap of skin. I am just working on best possible colors right now