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Unread 06/08/2013, 04:01 PM   #88
o2manyfish
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Originally Posted by dave.m View Post
What is it, do you think, in your display tank's lighting that leads to the browned out loss of colour? If you know your frag tank can restore them with a lot wider light spectrum isn't that what you should be putting back into your display tank's lighting?

Dave.M
In my display tank there are over 120 acro pieces and there are only maybe 2 that are brown. Colors inside are doing well.

The brown corals outside come from the wholesalers. Sometimes corals lose color in shipping, and some don't do well in the conditions at the wholesaler (lighting, parameters). So I pick those that aren't going to sell, and color them back up.

Dave B


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560g Display. 1500g System Volume. (2) 180g Outdoor Frag Tanks. 340g Sump, 30g 2 story surge tank. Dasatco EXT 9. Bubble King Skimmer. Ozone. UV. 5' Fluidized Sand Filter. Avast Kalk Mixer.

Current Tank Info: 560g SPS Dominant Reef / 1500g Total System
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