why am lossing Green in my SPS

[pandagold]

Why is my Green fading in my SPS ,namely Red Chilli Monti, Acan .

The other SPS's are doing fine ?

What chemical suppliment am i missing ?

Water tested and all parimeters are within range .

[kenny1111]

iron?

[pandagold]

Bro, we have to be sure. Too much iron will wipe out my tank .

Is there any test kit for iron ?

[pandagold]

My purple Valida is doing fine. Tips are all purple

[pandagold]

could it be my light ( T5 ) ?

I've just changed my bulbs . Running 6 tubes ( 3x AquaBlue ) and ( 2x Actinc ) and (1x 20k Blue )

[james72]

Chilli pepper monti don't need strong light, keep it lower or under some shade. Mine bleach because I place it high also but because its encrusted to the rocks I want to shift it down also hard.

[Kakani]

You don't really need to dose iron if you water change using salt mix. Brand like DD H20, Tropic Marin, Red sea Pro etc. Like what james say it maybe bleach your monti and acan. Due to placing of your coral too high.

[Admiraltian]

Someone posted this earlier in some other thread, good to read up on retaining sps colors. http://reefbuilders.com/2008/09/03/guide-of-sps-coral-coloration-make-them-more-vivid-bright/

[sunnymau]

Chilli pepper monti don't need strong light, keep it lower or under some shade. Mine bleach because I place it high also but because its encrusted to the rocks I want to shift it down also hard.

+1 for this, they don't need strong light. The green will come back when you lower it down... I experienced the same thing..

[dnsfpl]

the lesser the light, the more the green

notice this for my radioactive bn and pocci

[pandagold]

my tanks is an establised tank ( 2 years old ) , and only recently this happened after chaning my T5 to AquaBlue tubes

[ben loh]

bro, sorry to hijack your thread but have same problem with you but mine is losing blue.. any kind soul can help me.

Thanks in advance

[tamama]

Are you using actinic tubes? I read somewhere that actinic tubes will make sps greenish.

[ATcraz]

I concur. No wonder my Sps more towards green. I turned on my actinic for 12 hrs.

[pandagold]

Bro, mine is just the opposite . my green is turning pale , with Actanic on for at least 10 hrs

I think my light intensity ( with my new bulb - change from 12k to 14k ) may be too much for my SPS , especially my Monti

I've raised my light by another 2 inch and hopefully when I return home this weekend, my SPS would colour up

[tamama]

The link is here.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=283297

[Kakani]

bro, sorry to hijack your thread but have same problem with you but mine is losing blue.. any kind soul can help me.

Thanks in advance

Ben for blue and purple need to place very high place if you using T5 unless you use MH 250 also need to place high. And of cos your potassium iodone need to be at correct level.