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[Yippee]

I picked up this frag at one of our swaps several years ago. It grows fast and has started coloring up. Should the polyps be more yellow?

 

[Slingfox]

I picked up this frag at one of our swaps several years ago. It grows fast and has started coloring up. Should the polyps be more yellow?
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Yes optimal coloration for WD is yellow/orange polyps with blue tips. That said, it is not uncommon to have a tank that turns many of the colorful SPS green. Lots of different theories on why and how to fix. That is how you fall into the SPS keeper rabbit hole! Come and join the party.

 

[Yippee]

Yes optimal coloration for WD is yellow/orange polyps with blue tips. That said, it is not uncommon to have a tank that turns many of the colorful SPS green. Lots of different theories on why and how to fix. That is how you fall into the SPS keeper rabbit hole! Come and join the party.

Thanks for your response. More than likely beyond my skill level. I might try increasing nitrates to 12 or 15 to see if it helps.

 

[Mike Yasin]

Thanks for your response. More than likely beyond my skill level. I might try increasing nitrates to 12 or 15 to see if it helps.

Trace elements also have an impact. Do you add any? Do you do testing?

 

[Yippee]

Hi Mike,

I am dosing on the hour as it goes through my ALK and Ca. I test the common tests at home.

 

[Mike Yasin]

meant trace like : iron, potassium, manganese,
Etc. I use the moonshiners method, personally, but some use Red Sea ABC for minor trace elements

 

[Yippee]

I brought 2 frags to our swap a year ago. There was hardly any color on those frags. I also left a frag with a member sitting at our table from San Francisco. If you picked one up, maybe you can post a pic of your frag to compare. Hopefully this keeps coloring up at it's current pace.

 

[Yippee]

Tropic Marin has an additive you mix with your Alk and one you mix with your Ca. I also dose their Part C.

 

[H2OPlayar]

Tropic Marin has an additive you mix with your Alk and one you mix with your Ca. I also dose their Part C.

Sounds like you are dosing trace elements with the Balling method, tried and true. I was way low on my trace dosage for a while doing this. The Ca and Alk solution should look blue after you have enough added. How much are you adding to each?

 

[Yippee]

My tank/sump volume is about 65 gallons. I am only dosing 100 ml/gallon of each Alk/Ca solution.

 

[H2OPlayar]

I mean how much trace elements per gallon are you adding? 80-330 mL of trace /gallon of solution is the range I see on BRS that I follow.

Trace elements for your BRS Bulk 2-Part : The BRS / Tropic Marin Hybrid Balling

Learn how to mix and dose the BRS Bulk 2-Part / Tropic Marin Hybrid Balling Method

www.bulkreefsupply.com

 

[Yippee]

100 ml

 

[H2OPlayar]

100 ml

I would like to see a pic of the tank, but if you are growing that acro that well, I would bias towards the higher end and maybe double up the trace elements you are using per unit volume.

 

[SteveLem]

Hi Yippee,

I was the guy from SF that was at your table during the frag swap. Thanks for giving me the WD. I have attached a photo under T5’s. When my LEDs come on, I’ll send another photo. It has shown growth since I got it from you but no where near the growth you have had! It is very green.

Steve

 

[Yippee]

Thanks for sending your picture of your frag. More color might be coming! I will pull out my par meter and let you know what my frag is getting. It is 3 inches below the surface. I can see the blue on your other picture.

 

[Slingfox]

Hopefully this strain colors up eventually. If it stays green in two different systems for a prolonged time
then there is a possibility this acro was mis-identified.

 

[Yippee]

Very nice, I was thinking a variant at this point.

Thanks for your input.