whats the secret to super colored sps coral!

brettblackwell · 08/13/2011, 10:27 PM

hey guys im wondering if you have any secrets to keeping your coral super colorful, like what kind of food do you feed them or what your water parameters are.
thanks, brett

dublo8 · 08/13/2011, 10:41 PM

Well, you first need perfect water parameters which Randy's article found here will help you understand a little more. Some people also use ULNS methods such a carbon dosing or other methods such as zeovit. It takes a good understanding of every part of your tank to get them that way and constant attention to every parameter. This would also be a good question to put up in the SPS forum for those guys to answer.

fullmonti · 08/14/2011, 05:51 AM

The short answer, strong lighting & flow & low nutrients. The long answer would be very long indeed. And yes this is a question for the SPS forum. Also I have found you often get better answers if the question is simpler/more specific rather than a big general/sweeping questions.

Jim

08/13/2011, 10:27 PM	#1
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dublo8 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 3,225	Well, you first need perfect water parameters which Randy's article found here will help you understand a little more. Some people also use ULNS methods such a carbon dosing or other methods such as zeovit. It takes a good understanding of every part of your tank to get them that way and constant attention to every parameter. This would also be a good question to put up in the SPS forum for those guys to answer. __________________ 10g IM fusion. Zoa and SPS dominant, Apex monitored, Ai Prime, MP10, sicce return.

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08/14/2011, 05:51 AM	#3
fullmonti now is the time Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: chattanooga tn Posts: 1,097	The short answer, strong lighting & flow & low nutrients. The long answer would be very long indeed. And yes this is a question for the SPS forum. Also I have found you often get better answers if the question is simpler/more specific rather than a big general/sweeping questions. Jim