RW09903 August 5, 2014 Share August 5, 2014 Hello Wamas! Does anyone know the Fe, K and I levels in reef crystals? I tested my levels with the Red Sea Coral Color test kit and notice the K and Fe levels were low. Iodine was fine as I have been dosing weekly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djplus1 August 5, 2014 Share August 5, 2014 Why are you testing? Any weird unexplainable color loss or something? I was thinking of getting that kit once, but nearly every comment on forums was basically, don't bother with testing those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW09903 August 5, 2014 Author Share August 5, 2014 Why are you testing? Any weird unexplainable color loss or something? I was thinking of getting that kit once, but nearly every comment on forums was basically, don't bother with testing those. More or less dull coloration in some of my SPS. I would like to bring out the colors more and I read up on various elements which help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k August 6, 2014 Share August 6, 2014 We used to dose Centrum liquid multivitamins for color back in the day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keraxis August 6, 2014 Share August 6, 2014 http://www.rudyv.be/Aquarium/sels.pdf Table 1. Elemental compostion of synthetic sea salts for marine aquaria. SW = seawater; 1 = Instant Ocean, 2 = Tropic Marin, 3 = Marine Mix, 4 = Reef Crystals, 5 = Rea Sea Salt, 6 = Kent, 7 = Coralife, 8 = SeaChem Reef, MW = molecular weight, g mol-1, TA = total alkalinity (mequiv kg-1). This breaks them all down with whats in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW09903 August 7, 2014 Author Share August 7, 2014 Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keraxis August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 Thanks for the link. Your very welcome. I wonder if we could make that link permanent. You are not the first I have seen asking for that info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 Try dosing K, otherwise known as potassium. Zeo says with aow nutrient system it should help with color. I went through a bottle, can't say it did much, then again, I'm nowhere near a low nutrient system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW09903 August 7, 2014 Author Share August 7, 2014 http://reefbuilders.com/2008/09/03/guide-of-sps-coral-coloration-make-them-more-vivid-bright/ I found this helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keraxis August 8, 2014 Share August 8, 2014 (edited) Red sea makes something for color and it apparently works. There is a whole system for growth and color. During a growth phase the color isnt there. Boron and potassium help red corals. Iron, Manganese, cobolt, copper, Aluminum, zinc, chrome and nickel help green and yellow corals. silver, gold, vandium and tungsten help blue and purple Edited August 8, 2014 by Keraxis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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