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About 2 years ago I purchased a very nice looking goniopora frag. It had bright red polyps with a blue/teilisch base. It has grown quite a bit over the years, but strangely all the new polyps don’t have any red in them.. The old polyps still have some red in them, but definetly not as bright.
it is right beside 3 other goniopora’s which have been there for the same amount of time, and are perfectly colored..
The goniopora is in about 100-150 par.
I dose manganese daily
Dosing Red Sea AB+, reef roids, gonio power and phyton from tropic marin 2-3 times a week, depending on po4 and no3 levels.
I’ve tried both high and low nutrients levels, but only noticed less polyp expansion when no3 was near 0. No color difference.
I do ICP-testing every 3-4 months to adjust any minor trace elements.
Tank is a Waterbox peninsula with 2x Radion g5 XR30 blue and t5 hybrid (2x ATI blue+ and 2x ATI actinics).
Any tips on how to get the original colour back is highly appreciated.
Initial frag
After one year
Now
Full tank shot for reference
it is right beside 3 other goniopora’s which have been there for the same amount of time, and are perfectly colored..
The goniopora is in about 100-150 par.
I dose manganese daily
Dosing Red Sea AB+, reef roids, gonio power and phyton from tropic marin 2-3 times a week, depending on po4 and no3 levels.
I’ve tried both high and low nutrients levels, but only noticed less polyp expansion when no3 was near 0. No color difference.
I do ICP-testing every 3-4 months to adjust any minor trace elements.
Tank is a Waterbox peninsula with 2x Radion g5 XR30 blue and t5 hybrid (2x ATI blue+ and 2x ATI actinics).
Any tips on how to get the original colour back is highly appreciated.
Initial frag
After one year
Now
Full tank shot for reference