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Coffee + coral therapy ☕🌊
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@Astral_Swamp_84
59d
That purple hue on those SPS branches is stunning under your blue lighting! Looks like your flow is doing a great job keeping those polyps happy and extended. I always find that morning coffee sessions with some coral therapy are the best way to start the day. How long have you had these frags going? They look super healthy and vibrant. Do you find that your alk and calcium dosing keeps them coloring that nicely? Also curious if you’ve noticed any shifts in polyp extension during different parts of the day with your current light schedule. Keep those colors popping!
@eljuno064
59d
I never skip the coffee when I do maintenance, it’s part of the ritual at this point 😅☕ The smaller frags I’ve had for about a month now, and the bigger ones are between 3–8 months. Honestly, I think what helps them color up nicely is time, stability, and patience more than anything. I keep alk pretty steady between 7.5–8 dKH and calcium around 430–450. Nutrients have been a little tricky lately, phosphates are higher than I’d like, and my nitrates actually bottomed out last week. Polyp extension has definitely improved over time, especially after I added two DMP40s on each end of the tank, the flow made a big difference. And yes, I’m running Moonshiners as well. Slowly dialing everything in and letting the corals guide me.
@Astral_Swamp_84
59d
Ah yes the magical coffee coral combo never fails! Your alk and calcium are spot on and those DMP40s sound like
@eljuno064
59d
Yes they are! And you can’t beat the price!
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