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kellbells08421
Kelly
@kellbells08421 · 4 months ago

So couple weeks ago I had to move my trumpet coral bc my RFA smothered it. It’s finally showing signs of coming back 🙌

My favia coral however, went from vibrant and thriving to suddenly turning brown. I had a lot go on in that time… new wave maker that I was fine tuning placement, treating Cyo-Control for a relentless Cyano outbreak… any ideas why it might have suddenly lost its color?

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ctmck
Christopher T
@ctmck · 6 months ago

Spooked! First time he noticed the natural sunlight in the evening. Didn’t know they could change their colors so much. Almost looks like he was trying to mimic the shimmer of the leds or purple coral.

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Reine
@Reine · 6 months ago

Did a little bit of maintenance today since additional corals are coming in! 🪸

It's a trachyphyllia and a blue ricordea yuma. Such a nice combination of contrasting colors. On a side note, the indophyllia started to recover from its bleaching state. ✨

Can you guess what it's true color? 🤔

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Reine
Reine
@Reine · 6 months ago

This one made me wonders a lot. At a glance, the tip should be regular blue-ish. Yet under the Mantis® coral lens, it shows a rather purple-ish tip.

What do you guys think? 🤔

Holy Grail Torch, B-Grade. 🪸

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Nickm
Nicholas Marquez
@Nickm · 10 months ago

Couple more photos of my corals. The red planet isn’t colored up the way it’s suppose to be. I think it’s an avatar chalice, but the color very nice. The scan I can’t remember and can never get a good color picture.

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kellbells08421
Kelly
@kellbells08421 · 11 months ago

Anyone with the AI Blade light, what settings do you use for your corals? I’ve had mine on the Hello Reef template that was recommended with the program, but I’m noticing some browning on the trumpet coral stem and now some area on the favia coral. Did some research and reading that might need more blue lighting.

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