!!!AUSSIE SPATH COLONIES KIND OF SUCK!!!

[Fishfinder]

I can't get any SPS to keep its color

 

[star fawkes]

What is shipping on the purple tip to 31313?

 

[Battlecorals]

What is shipping on the purple tip to 31313?

Id go 35.-00 flat for priority overnight on that one.

 

[Ty Hamatake]

I can't get any SPS to keep its color

I struggled for the longest time to get my SPS to stay colored up. I think I finally figured out my problem of too high dKH coupled with low nutrients. Not everyone's experience will be the same, but once I lowered my alkalinity and started actively trying to raise my nutrients I finally got my new stuff to keep its color and all those I had bleached are on their way to recovery.

 

[Wildcats1023]

Are these still available?

 

[Battlecorals]

Are these still available?

The red tipped one is for sure .

 

[Lazys Coral House]

Nice! Ok see, its possible! That looks really good. Way different clearly but those colors have definitely settled in, in a good way. I really like the tips. Is that one getting any kind of special treatment at all? Maybe I should hang on to these...

Lighting is LED at about 400 PAR with our local clubs PAR meter. Nitrates run 10-15. I have noticed the color gets better the higher the nitrates go. When i first got it, it browned out quite a bit. A few months in the color came back and the red tips came out. There wasnt much polyp extension for the longest time. I hope it stays healthy.

 

[dankreef]

I just saw a couple super bright ones in tank. Was getting blasted hard talking about 1k par. High no3 9 dkh

 

[luke33]

I've had this one for over 2yrs, has not reached its potential imo

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• luke33
• Jul 27, 2017

 

[dodgerblew]

I've had this one for over 2yrs, has not reached its potential imo

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• luke33
• Jul 27, 2017

Has it grown? Very nice

 

[luke33]

Has it grown? Very nice

Very much so, it's changed colors a few times, stn'd.....but it's been doing well for a year now and starting to get some green in it

 

[Battlecorals]

Very much so, it's changed colours a few times, stn'd.....but it's been doing well for a year now and starting to get some green in it

Outstanding! I think that looks really good man

 

[luke33]

Outstanding! I think that looks really good man

Thanks! Its been in the same spot in my tank for the entire time I've had it getting around 350 par. No one ever compliments my sweet spath, poor little guy.

 

[Battlecorals]

Thanks! Its been in the same spot in my tank for the entire time I've had it getting around 350 par. No one ever compliments my sweet spath, poor little guy.

Well, I think it looks great man. That's not an easy accomplishment. You have definitely beaten the odds by a lot on that guy as well

 

[honkit]

For these we might need ULN conditions. Aussie handlers also use copper and zinc to reduce brown and pop the metallic color.

Precisely. Certain SPS species especially those the South Pacific need zeovit-type of water conditions + trace elements & metals to keep their shiny colours in our tanks.

 

[Hoeksemai]

I got this one around a year ago... it turns to brown ugly color the first 4 months and after that it beggins to color up and today looks this way...

 

[Streetcred]

Had huge colonies of spathulata (2' - 3' dia) in my display for years with no problems. Fragged them over and over and gave them away to fellow refeers. Took them out only because the colonies got too big and have since redone the display without them.

 

[kennedpa]

Had huge colonies of spathulata (2' - 3' dia) in my display for years with no problems. Fragged them over and over and gave them away to fellow refeers. Took them out only because the colonies got too big and have since redone the display without them.

Pics?

 

[Battlecorals]

Had huge colonies of spathulata (2' - 3' dia) in my display for years with no problems. Fragged them over and over and gave them away to fellow refeers. Took them out only because the colonies got too big and have since redone the display without them.

Must be the "air" down there! nice work man and thanks for posting

 

[drawman]

I must say I love spaths Adam. Tank is not in the right frame to take these off your hands unfortunately!