Green birds nest lost the green?

bezlar · 09/22/2008, 08:20 PM

I have two green birds nest and have lost the green slowly over 3 months. The tops have almost turned white? I also have some green hairy mushrooms in the same tank and they too have faded some. My light is 7 t-5 bulbs with a mix that the grim reefer suggested. Cal is 500, Alk 8-9, Phos 0, Nit 0,

Any thoughts
Thanks

pitbullguy · 09/24/2008, 01:22 AM

weird, any changes to tank

reefsahoy · 09/24/2008, 06:39 AM

i had the same thing and i have since added cyclopleeze and colors are slowly coming back. i believe corals really do need feeding not just fish poop. i know this may start a conflict of opinions on feeding but consider this. most people feed their tanks frozen foods and while melting food is in the water column and thus corals get to feed. i was feeding mostly live brine and almost no frozen food. then i started to feed frozen and corals began to color up better.

crashrat · 09/24/2008, 07:31 AM

Agreed, cyclopleeze turned my light orange monti to almost a red. My birds nest is glowing since using cyclopleeze a couple times a week.

DiverD · 09/24/2008, 07:48 AM

It will likely re-color if it is a hystrix. Tough coral. I often have them come in and look gorgeous, only to fade on the tops under intense lighting - but inevitably, they start tanning up the most beautiful bright pinks and greens. I also like to feed CE that I blend with some other stuff for a while.

bezlar · 09/26/2008, 03:35 PM

Could I have too much light? Cause now my pink birds nest is not very pink any more. Everything that is blue in the tank looks great? How long do you guys run the lights?

crashrat · 09/26/2008, 05:50 PM

I have my Blue+ run 12 hours, the rest (aquablue, actinic and pro sun)10.

OneReef · 09/26/2008, 09:43 PM

I have one that lost its brillant green when I put it in my tank under 2x250w halides. It turned white mostly, so I moved it to the back lower corner where it did not get alot of light, and over the past couple of months, it has started to get its green back. I think that the one that I have, definately lost its green due to too much light. Looking alot better now.

reefsahoy · 09/27/2008, 03:45 AM

i run 6 t5's on a 90 gal for 8 hrs a day then 2 t5's for morning and dusk. just about all the corals colored up better after i began feeding frozen foods. to combat phosphate buildup problems i bought a bubble king mini 200 skimmer for my 90 gal. now when i put food in, the skimmer takes it out before it can brake down and cause problems.

09/22/2008, 08:20 PM	#1
bezlar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Blue Springs Posts: 432	Green birds nest lost the green? I have two green birds nest and have lost the green slowly over 3 months. The tops have almost turned white? I also have some green hairy mushrooms in the same tank and they too have faded some. My light is 7 t-5 bulbs with a mix that the grim reefer suggested. Cal is 500, Alk 8-9, Phos 0, Nit 0, Any thoughts Thanks

09/24/2008, 07:31 AM	#4
crashrat Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 551	Agreed, cyclopleeze turned my light orange monti to almost a red. My birds nest is glowing since using cyclopleeze a couple times a week. __________________ Kevin Current Tank Info: 75 Gal Mixed LPS, SPS, Tek T5 6 bulb, 20 gal sump, MSX200

09/24/2008, 07:48 AM	#5
DiverD For office use only Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 215	It will likely re-color if it is a hystrix. Tough coral. I often have them come in and look gorgeous, only to fade on the tops under intense lighting - but inevitably, they start tanning up the most beautiful bright pinks and greens. I also like to feed CE that I blend with some other stuff for a while. __________________ I feel like skimmer dump.... Current Tank Info: constant change of whatever hits me for the month...

09/26/2008, 05:50 PM	#7
crashrat Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 551	I have my Blue+ run 12 hours, the rest (aquablue, actinic and pro sun)10. __________________ Kevin Current Tank Info: 75 Gal Mixed LPS, SPS, Tek T5 6 bulb, 20 gal sump, MSX200

09/24/2008, 01:22 AM	#2
pitbullguy Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 16	weird, any changes to tank

09/24/2008, 06:39 AM	#3
reefsahoy I can see thru you! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Milky Way Galaxy 3rd planet from the sun, in a country called USA! Posts: 2,685	i had the same thing and i have since added cyclopleeze and colors are slowly coming back. i believe corals really do need feeding not just fish poop. i know this may start a conflict of opinions on feeding but consider this. most people feed their tanks frozen foods and while melting food is in the water column and thus corals get to feed. i was feeding mostly live brine and almost no frozen food. then i started to feed frozen and corals began to color up better.

09/26/2008, 03:35 PM	#6
bezlar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Blue Springs Posts: 432	Could I have too much light? Cause now my pink birds nest is not very pink any more. Everything that is blue in the tank looks great? How long do you guys run the lights?

09/26/2008, 09:43 PM	#8
OneReef Reef Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: the great South Posts: 3,218	I have one that lost its brillant green when I put it in my tank under 2x250w halides. It turned white mostly, so I moved it to the back lower corner where it did not get alot of light, and over the past couple of months, it has started to get its green back. I think that the one that I have, definately lost its green due to too much light. Looking alot better now.

09/27/2008, 03:45 AM	#9
reefsahoy I can see thru you! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Milky Way Galaxy 3rd planet from the sun, in a country called USA! Posts: 2,685	i run 6 t5's on a 90 gal for 8 hrs a day then 2 t5's for morning and dusk. just about all the corals colored up better after i began feeding frozen foods. to combat phosphate buildup problems i bought a bubble king mini 200 skimmer for my 90 gal. now when i put food in, the skimmer takes it out before it can brake down and cause problems.