Bleached SPS's

chris121277 · #1 05-01-2012, 01:58 PM

Hi guys, it's been brought to my attention that my SPS's are looking pale/bleached.

Keep in mind that I have been experiencing great growth the last few months.

So....I'll rewind to last November when I upgraded my lights and Bio Pellets

this is the day that I put the new lights on line...and you know...looking at these pic's (before I added pellets and lights).....the only one that really looks any paler is the Millipora on the far left.

These are pic's I took for growth comparisons (Nov 11/11)

chris121277 · #2 05-01-2012, 02:04 PM

these are March 14/12 aprox a month after starting Bio Pellets

Green Milli

Blue Milli

March 30/12

Nano · #3 05-01-2012, 02:06 PM

can you still see the polyps on the stocks? I assume they are retracted, but are they still visible in the holes they poke out of?

chris121277 · #4 05-01-2012, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Nano

can you still see the polyps on the stocks? I assume they are retracted, but are they still visible in the holes they poke out of?

I have no problem with PE.....there are out and the corals look happy

cuz · #5 05-01-2012, 03:47 PM

I think if you add some nutrients back slowly you'll get some nice colors out of your sps.
What's your fish list?

badAZZlars · #6 05-01-2012, 04:22 PM

I used zeovit xtra special for awhile and it brought back some nice colors in my SPS. If you try this cut the dosing in half or even less as too much will bring on cyano.

chris121277 · #7 05-01-2012, 02:08 PM

And yesterday April 31/12

badAZZlars · #8 05-01-2012, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chris121277

Someone alse said to try Amino Acids or something like that as well? is that a food?

Ok.....going to google some more Zeovit stuff

I used a combo of the xtra and coral vitalizer and got good results. Yeah it's expensive but you don't dose nearly as much as recommended. I've heard the amino acids and the sponge power help as well. Post on the zeovit.com forum there are some guys there that will give you good recommendations and the proper amount to dose.

daniella3d · #9 05-02-2012, 03:06 AM

It,s expensive but at the end it is not because it is concentrated and you only use a drop or 2 depending on your aquarium size. I have my bottle of amino acid for more than a year now, so it's not that expensive considering this.

I use Zeovit amino acid and Zeovit coral vitalizer. 2 bottles of liquid that you use by the drop and last for a very long time.

chris121277 · #10 05-02-2012, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by daniella3d

It,s expensive but at the end it is not because it is concentrated and you only use a drop or 2 depending on your aquarium size. I have my bottle of amino acid for more than a year now, so it's not that expensive considering this.

I use Zeovit amino acid and Zeovit coral vitalizer. 2 bottles of liquid that you use by the drop and last for a very long time.

I'm looking into getting some brought in as I live a loooooong ways from an LFS.

Now I have some Brightwells "reef snow", Zooplanktos-m and some Kent PhytoMax

These are all a few years old but have been refrigerated the entire time.....will any of these help for the time being? the bottle doesn't say but how long are these good for if kept in the fridge?