High Phosphate?

[bk_market]

One of the frag that RTNed on me last week turn green when inside my tank. It was white but start to turn green now. I remember someone said that it mean my phosphate is high if this is the case? What should I do to lower it?

[Neilan]

Have you tested to confirm your Phos is high?

 

GFO can help to reduce your phosphate levels

[bk_market]

i havent test for phosphate yet but I think I read somewhere that when the dieing coral turn green it usually due to high phosphate but im not sure though cause I don't remember where I saw that information.

[Jon Lazar]

Never heard that there is a connection between high phosphates and the color of a coral's skeleton. I have had corals that were green underneath when they died, but it was specific to a particular species of coral. Other frags that died at the same time were the regular white color.

 

Jon

[zygote2k]

speculation only leads to more questions. test first.

[Larry Grenier]

Get a Phosphate test kit. If the concentration is high, get a PhosBan rector and some PhosBan. I used PhosBan and was amazed at how well it worked. Also test your tap water and let us know if it reads high too.

[zygote2k]

Get a good PO4 test kit or have a LFS do it. You need something that will read as low as .01ppm

[Coral Hind]

One of the frag that RTNed on me last week turn green when inside my tank. It was white but start to turn green now. I remember someone said that it mean my phosphate is high if this is the case? What should I do to lower it?

 

I am sure it was a white skeleton that turned green as algae covered. It happens very fast after tissue recedes or the coral dies.