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adam84 08-01-2017 07:33 PM

Red diablo and rainbow loom advice
 
Looking for someone with experience with these two acros, my diablo is slowly turning yellow with red polyps is this from too high of lighting, having a similar situation with the rainbow loom, it is a solid yellowish green, just curious if this is a light intensity issue.

ReefMadness 08-04-2017 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by adam84 (Post 1016549)
Looking for someone with experience with these two acros, my diablo is slowly turning yellow with red polyps is this from too high of lighting, having a similar situation with the rainbow loom, it is a solid yellowish green, just curious if this is a light intensity issue.

i guess it's possible that a lighting issue could be causing your color issues but in my experience the secret keeping acropora colored up is finding a nutrient & lighting balance.
to get the nitrate levels i want i test water often and dose potassium nitrate. my phosphate thus far has been easily controlled by my feeding schedule via auto feeder.

adam84 08-04-2017 04:47 PM

I have been doing the same with great results, I am dosing calcium nitrate though. I have noticed that some acros show different colors depending on lighting level and curious if this is the case with these two, and if so what color changes I could expect to see if I lower the lighting.


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