I will literally quit this hobby! Corals lose colors in a matter of days or weeks

[Knawaiseh]

My corals lose colors in a matter of days and some take weeks or just look pale, I’ve searched through everything and nothing helped.please help if you can!!!!
I’m currently using all for reef and dosing iod by tropic marine, and use tropic marine pro salt. I have one radion g4 and two ai prime my par is shown in the picture. my nitrates are at 15 ppm and everything is on point as you can see in the icp test. Here are some pictures of corals when i buy them and after a while.why my corals lose colors!!!!!!!
please help.

 

[Ellery]

Are you acclimating your coral to the your light? Sometimes if you have too much white and the LFS has more blues in their tanks the coral may bleach. from the change.

 

[Knawaiseh]

Are you acclimating your coral to the your light? Sometimes if you have too much white and the LFS has more blues in their tanks the coral may bleach. from the change.

I do acclimate them

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

Given the few number of posts, the dinos/diatoms on your sand and your emergency note..sounds like you are new to this hobby and your tank is new? How long have you had it? what are your other paraemtners (PH, alk, ca, nitrate, phosphate, salinity, temp). sorry didnt see the icp test ..levels look good. Still betting a new tank though

With the lack of knowledge on this...will a POSSIBLE reason. Similar to a human getting a sun tan, Corals change colors based upon the lighting they are exposed to. As such, if you are not mimicing the exact color and par from the tank you got your corals from...it is quite possible that their colors will change to adopt to the new par and color wavelengths they are receiving in your tank.

I have a feeling it is the first paragraph..but the second one is possible too.

 

[Knawaiseh]

Given the few number of posts, the dinos/diatoms on your sand and your emergency note..sounds like you are new to this hobby and your tank is new? How long have you had it? what are your other paraemtners (PH, alk, ca, nitrate, phosphate, salinity, temp)

With the lack of knowledge on this...will a POSSIBLE reason. Similar to a human getting a sun tan, Corals change colors based upon the lighting they are exposed to. As such, if you are not mimicing the exact color and par from the tank you got your corals from...it is quite possible that their colors will change to adopt to the new par and color wavelengths they are receiving in your tank.

I have a feeling it is the first paragraph..but the second one is possible too.

The tank is one year old that picture is from a while ago,I don’t have any algae now ,i even bought corals after i solved the issue and same problem is present i kept asking and nothing really helped i really need a solution. Temp at 24C, alk:8.3 nitrate:13 salinity:35 PO4:0.05

 

[Knawaiseh]

Given the few number of posts, the dinos/diatoms on your sand and your emergency note..sounds like you are new to this hobby and your tank is new? How long have you had it? what are your other paraemtners (PH, alk, ca, nitrate, phosphate, salinity, temp). sorry didnt see the icp test ..levels look good. Still betting a new tank though

With the lack of knowledge on this...will a POSSIBLE reason. Similar to a human getting a sun tan, Corals change colors based upon the lighting they are exposed to. As such, if you are not mimicing the exact color and par from the tank you got your corals from...it is quite possible that their colors will change to adopt to the new par and color wavelengths they are receiving in your tank.

I have a feeling it is the first paragraph..but the second one is possible too.

I attached my icp results

 

[Layton (OR)]

They still look beautiful and like they are growing. Count your successes and don't fret over the small stuff, they don't look bleached or anything. No reason to give up!

 

[Knawaiseh]

They still look beautiful and like they are growing. Count your successes and don't fret over the small stuff, they don't look bleached or anything. No reason to give up!

In real life they are, every-time i buy a beautiful piece in a matter of days it will look pale, i have tried everything for the past 5 months nothing is working.

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

They still look beautiful and like they are growing. Count your successes and don't fret over the small stuff, they don't look bleached or anything. No reason to give up!

I agree. they look healthy and happy . Sorry about parameters comment. Missed the ICP test.

What is your light schema and schedules? Given your parameters look good and the corals look healthy and growing..this would point to one of two things (in my mind). Lack of certain color enhancement elements (Red Sea Trace Elements) or lighting. There is a reason people have moved to higher blues as opposed to the whites...they color up your corals!!

 

[ShakerBreaker]

Do an ICP test.

It could be a very small amount of heavy metal from an old magnet, etc. Once you know what it is you can treat for and fix it.

With that age of the tank it could also be trace elements like iodine.

 

[Knawaiseh]

I agree. they look healthy and happy . Sorry about parameters comment. Missed the ICP test.

What is your light schema and schedules? Given your parameters look good and the corals look healthy and growing..this would point to one of two things (in my mind). Lack of certain color enhancement elements (Red Sea Trace Elements) or lighting. There is a reason people have moved to higher blues as opposed to the whites...they color up your corals!!

 

[Knawaiseh]

Do an ICP test.

It could be a very small amount of heavy metal from an old magnet, etc. Once you know what it is you can treat for and fix it.

With that age of the tank it could also be trace elements like iodine.

I attached the icp test. I’m currently dosing iodine

 

[mattdg]

It is not uncommon for LPS coral to fade for awhile, in a new system. I've had torches, frogspawn, hammers, brains fade significantly, only to come back bigger and brighter over the course of a year, so long as I don't mess with too many things and keep my parameters rock solid.

9 times out of 10 in this hobby, the answer is patience, especially if all of your numbers are where you are hoping to maintain them.

 

[Knawaiseh]

It is not uncommon for LPS coral to fade for awhile, in a new system. I've had torches, frogspawn, hammers, brains fade significantly, only to come back bigger and brighter over the course of a year, so long as I don't mess with too many things and keep my parameters rock solid.

9 times out of 10 in this hobby, the answer is patience, especially if all of your numbers are where you are hoping to maintain th

It is not uncommon for LPS coral to fade for awhile, in a new system. I've had torches, frogspawn, hammers, brains fade significantly, only to come back bigger and brighter over the course of a year, so long as I don't mess with too many things and keep my parameters rock solid.

9 times out of 10 in this hobby, the answer is patience, especially if all of your numbers are where you are hoping to maintain them.

I don’t mess with anything, I bought a red gonipora and in two days , i can see it fade so devastating.

 

[dvgyfresh]

What worked to brighten up corals for me is dosing amino acids , something like AB+

 

[Sesty22]

The look of your tank is awesome, I wouldn't give up with a tank like that

 

[Knawaiseh]

What worked to brighten up corals for me is dosing amino acids , something like AB+

I do use tropic marine amino acids

 

[Knawaiseh]

The look of your tank is awesome, I wouldn't give up with a tank like that

Thank you! But believe me it hurts to watch 90% of corals lose colors after days or weeks

 

[polyppal]

Your par readings make no sense - 140 at the top center of your tank but 210 below it? And 130 below that???

Not to mention 340 directly to the R of 140?

 

[dvgyfresh]

I do use tropic marine amino acids

How often ? I used to dose 10 ml daily of ab+ into a 40b