cannot keep red sps coloration

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  1. bobssecrtsn

    bobssecrtsn Sea Dragon

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    hey guys so, i was going through some photos and i looked at my current tank and all my other sps seem to be getting more and more colors exept for my red sps's

    this is my red millie that 3-4 weeks
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    this is about week ago
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    also my red millie has started to turn green!

    i just purchased a ORA red planet, will take some pictures and wait 3-4 weeks, it all my corals seem to have all good P/E i also run a fuge with cheatos on reverse lightning, i also feed rods food every other day and amino acid every day. i have 2 nemos and 1 wrasse feeding them daily with NLS pellets. so my phosphate shouldnt be that high. i still havent checked it though. maybe i should start my reactor back up.

    lightning is AI NANO
    9 am 5/15/20 30 min ramp
    10 am 25/30/30 30 min ramp
    11 am 55/75/85 30 min ramp
    4 pm 25/25/55 15 min ramp
    8 pm 0/0/0

    4/22/12
    Red planet next to red millie
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  3. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    I would say i look just a little bleached out maybe from be so high up, but it could be a potassium deficiency.Reef Builders say Tropic Marine Pro and Oceanic have higher levels than other salts. Just a thought.
     
  4. bobssecrtsn

    bobssecrtsn Sea Dragon

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    i think its the spectrum of the Ai nano's theres, people has been telling me that there isnt any red UV to help red sps keep there color. might have to go over to t5 now =( sucks..
     
  5. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    yes i agree i think thats it. Before you do that, I would just make a light bar with some solderless violets, cyan and reds. Like 2 uv 1 red and two cyan it would be very easy.
     
  6. bobssecrtsn

    bobssecrtsn Sea Dragon

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    i did not think of that, do you think anyone sells Uv reds strip?
     
  7. bobssecrtsn

    bobssecrtsn Sea Dragon

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    i added some chemipure elite with some 2 tsp of gfo, we'll see where this is headed, i turned my reactor back on because im getting some brown algae on the glass and some on the sand. possibly to much nutrients