who else buys brown acropora colonies? lets see some before and after photos! :)

[marvelousone]

I received this from a friend. It was brown and did not know what it was. He had no clue about. I got it in February this year. 2 weeks later under high light it turned light pink

now today 6 months later it is growing and purple.

 

[DMG Reef]

This was a $5 frag at the LFS. Just needed some good lights I guess.

 

[Robert McCreary]

very nice turnouts for you two! the Pocillopora looks amazing though it might look like you have burnt tips whats your alkalinity most likely new growth @marvelousone

for 5 bucks you got a nice deal! love those acropora though i havent added one yet. and the colors did truly bounce back for you @Kattkrazie

 

[BestMomEver]

This was a $5 frag at the LFS. Just needed some good lights I guess.

Holy mess! It’s so pretty!

 

[Robert McCreary]

Holy mess! It’s so pretty!

it is! i wanted one for a long time but ive been saving my money for a fancy millepora

 

[DMG Reef]

Speaking of Millie's, I had to pay twice as much for this. $10 for an ugly duckling waiting to become a swan.

 

[Phelipe's Ocean]

Speaking of Millie's, I had to pay twice as much for this. $10 for an ugly duckling waiting to become a swan.

Now that is a really nice peice! How far apart are these pictures? Thats some serious growth!

 

[marvelousone]

very nice turnouts for you two! the Pocillopora looks amazing though it might look like you have burnt tips whats your alkalinity most likely new growth @marvelousone

for 5 bucks you got a nice deal! love those acropora though i havent added one yet. and the colors did truly bounce back for you @Kattkrazie

To be honesty I do not know.

 

[Robert McCreary]

To be honesty I do not know.

most likely its new growth it looks healthy!
you can go to petco and buy a api calcium and alk testits not that horrible gives you ball park numbers, if it looks to far off just test again! i think its like 5 or 10 dollars each so its not that bad for keeping track of whats happening in the tank. comes with instructions and vials

 

[Phelipe's Ocean]

most likely its new growth it looks healthy!
you can go to petco and buy a api calcium and alk testits not that horrible gives you ball park numbers, if it looks to far off just test again! i think its like 5 or 10 dollars each so its not that bad for keeping track of whats happening in the tank. comes with instructions and vials

Yeah that looks to be new growth, when they really take off they have a tendency to look like they have burnt tips or were eaten.

 

[DMG Reef]

Now that is a really nice peice! How far apart are these pictures? Thats some serious growth!

The pictures were taken 4 months apart. It is definitely a fast grower.

 

[Phelipe's Ocean]

The pictures were taken 4 months apart. It is definitely a fast grower.

That is Insane!! I love Millis but ever since i got one that didnt do much for me I decided to stay away from them. A got one 2 months ago but it never grew or did anything for me, what lights are you running?

 

[DMG Reef]

That is Insane!! I love Millis but ever since i got one that didnt do much for me I decided to stay away from them. A got one 2 months ago but it never grew or did anything for me, what lights are you running?

I have a 6-bulb dimmable ATI Sunpower with a Reefbrite XHO blue LED strip. I also keep fairly high nutrients - nitrates at 10ppm and PO4 at .08.

 

[Phelipe's Ocean]

I have a 6-bulb dimmable ATI Sunpower with a Reefbrite XHO blue LED strip. I also keep fairly high nutrients - nitrates at 10ppm and PO4 at .08.

Hmmm interesting about the high nutrients[emoji16]

 

[Robert McCreary]

I have a 6-bulb dimmable ATI Sunpower with a Reefbrite XHO blue LED strip. I also keep fairly high nutrients - nitrates at 10ppm and PO4 at .08.

nice! what made you try keeping po4 so high? i've always been told to keep it lower than .02 if not 0

 

[Phelipe's Ocean]

nice! what made you try keeping po4 so high? i've always been told to keep it lower than .02 if not 0

Full zero is a bad move, corals will struggle unless your dosing heavy on the supplements.

 

[DMG Reef]

nice! what made you try keeping po4 so high? i've always been told to keep it lower than .02 if not 0

I tried chasing numbers and drove myself crazy (crazier?). My acros were looking good and growing well, so I gave up trying to lower nutrients. My tank has found its natural balance so I stopped trying to "fix" it. So far, so good.

 

[Robert McCreary]

Full zero is a bad move, corals will struggle unless your dosing heavy on the supplements.

high import and high export is the only way you can keep it at 0.00
by feeding reef chilli or reef roids .

my nitrates i keep at 5 max and always do a water change if i get to 10 for some reason

 

[DMG Reef]

Strangely enough, it was my LFS who suggested that I actively lower my nutrients. That was strange because he had some truly ugly acros that turned beautiful in my tank. So maybe I should have schooled him on raising his nutrients. Lol.

 

[DMG Reef]

I received this from a friend. It was brown and did not know what it was. He had no clue about. I got it in February this year. 2 weeks later under high light it turned light pink

now today 6 months later it is growing and purple.

This actually looks like a purple Stylophora Milka. I have one that is 4 yrs. old and the white tips are normal for it.