Sps Question

[ericrodriguez]

Do this types of sps have this coloration or it’s fake.. and if it’s real do they need A lot of white on lights setting?

 

[ericrodriguez]

Are this sps dying from the bottom or it normal to get there at some point.. they are not opening where it’s getting white..
should I deep them??
Increase lighting
Add more flow
Advice will be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[iTzJu]

Do this types of sps have this coloration or it’s fake.. and if it’s real do they need A lot of white on lights setting?

those colors are very much real but with help from filters and a bit of saturation/hue/contrast adjustments. overall coral health will get you those colors. Blue spectrum lighting bring out more of these type of colors.

Are this sps dying from the bottom or it normal to get there at some point.. they are not opening where it’s getting white..
should I deep them??
Increase lighting
Add more flow
Advice will be appreciated.
Thanks

those SPS are dying, dipping would probably make it worse, imo.

I would look into the stability of your tank if those are yours. STN from the bottom up are usually a sign of alk swings and instability. do you have any other corals in the tank?

can you list your tank set up and parameters?

 

[eholceker]

Looks like stn or rtn. Something is wrong with your parameters. Likely an alk swing that happened over the last 2 weeks. How are you measuring alk and what are you dosing.

 

[eholceker]

those colors are very much real but with help from filters and a bit of saturation/hue/contrast adjustments. overall coral health will get you those colors. Blue spectrum lighting bring out more of these type of colors.



those SPS are dying, dipping would probably make it worse, imo.

I would look into the stability of your tank if those are yours. STN from the bottom up are usually a sign of alk swings and instability. do you have any other corals in the tank?

can you list your tank set up and parameters?

Also if you want to save them you can dip them in non scented regular witch hazel. I would also frag the healthy peices as the stn/rtn can trigger a bacterial event.

 

[ericrodriguez]

Yes they are mine.. and last 3 weeks at least I’m out of regular Maintenance and mostly the time I’m home I’ve been using it for a qt tank with fish in the other floor
But I’ll cut the good part and get back to regular maintenance

 

[ericrodriguez]

The rest of the tank it’s been ok only this guys are showing that but you still can see polyp Extension

 

[eholceker]

The rest of the tank it’s been ok only this guys are showing that but you still can see polyp Extension

SPS are in a league of their own. They require super stable parameters specifically your ALK. A swing or drop in this parameter will cause what you are seeing. Need to dose daily and figure out what your tanks daily consumption is. SPS are definitly not for everyone so if you can't automate your system I would pass on the sticks and stony corals as you will never be able to keep them long term. LPS(to a degree) and soft corals handle alk swings a lot differently.

 

[ericrodriguez]

SPS are in a league of their own. They require super stable parameters specifically your ALK. A swing or drop in this parameter will cause what you are seeing. Need to dose daily and figure out what your tanks daily consumption is. SPS are definitly not for everyone so if you can't automate your system I would pass on the sticks and stony corals as you will never be able to keep them long term. LPS(to a degree) and soft corals handle alk swings a lot differently.

I’m on it..
they were just fine but work was a bit busy.. I’ll get back on my feet starting today..
I dose polyp lab 1 daily and have not done it as usual..
but as I said back on my feet!!!
Thanks buddy
They look like this now
If see only this 2 are looking like that

 

[john90009]

Also the pocillipora has long polpys when they are happy so it tends to shade the lower/deeper branches so now that the tops or them aren’t extended all the way you get to see the deeper unhappy branch.

 

[ericrodriguez]

Also the pocillipora has long polpys when they are happy so it tends to shade the lower/deeper branches so now that the tops or them aren’t extended all the way you get to see the deeper unhappy branch.

You are right I did notice that before but there is nothing you can do with that..
it just keeps growing up and leaving the other branches behind

 

[ericrodriguez]

This starfish looks like is eating the across if see the longest branch it’s just there

 

[eholceker]

Not doing any damage. It's not a coral eater.

 

[ericrodriguez]

Not doing any damage. It's not a coral eater.

Good morning buddy I just saw your post.
Thanks

 

[mnat]

The other thing with those pictures is the lights the vendors run when taking pics, they are super super blue. So unless you run your tank like that you won’t get those colors. But under the right conditions yes those colors are mostly real.

 

[ericrodriguez]

The other thing with those pictures is the lights the vendors run when taking pics, they are super super blue. So unless you run your tank like that you won’t get those colors. But under the right conditions yes those colors are mostly real.
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