What do you suggest for best coral colour enhancement?

[Panzz]

Hi everyone,
I would like to know what are the best brands of iodine supplements that can be used to ehance the colour of corals effectively?
thx in advance for any suggestions given

 

[SnowManSnow]

In my experiance... as narrow as it may be... lighting has a GREAT DEAL to do with color... I do add Kent though with my B Ionic after water changes.

B

 

[Panzz]

I am trying to increase the coulour of my alveopora as it is bleaching and this is because of lights that are too bright for it and perhaps my ritteri anemone, as the lights may not be suffiecient for it. my alveopora is the one who is lossing its colours faster so I had to try something to prevent this.

 

[Ben1]

If it is bleached it is because it has expelled it zoxanthellea. If will need to repopulate it and in the meantime would need to get its nutrition from feedings. Mysis shrimp and cyclopeeze would be a good place to start.

Snow is right that in general lighting has a good deal to do with coloration. IME the other factor would be to have a very low nutrient tank.

 

[Anonymous]

Also, in regards to iodine, I wouldn't add it, or any other suppliment, unless I could test for it.

 

[Anonymous]

I am trying to increase the coulour of my alveopora as it is bleaching and this is because of lights that are too bright for it and perhaps my ritteri anemone, as the lights may not be suffiecient for it. my alveopora is the one who is lossing its colours faster so I had to try something to prevent this.

What lighting over what size tank?

Feeding what?

 

[Anonymous]

why do you think that adding iodine enhances coral color to begin with?

coral pigment intenstity is usually a function of the amount of light and the spectrum that hits it-the more light that hits a coral-the more it will need to block, hence the more pigment it will produce-most coral pigments are light blockers, and have no relation to how healthy a coral is-the algae pigments that are used for light absorbing are generally brown, and are not seen as they are below the level (layer)where the coral produces it's own pigments-the way to gow corals the fastest is to keep them under 6500K lighting and let them turn brown in color-it's when they grow best :wink:

iirc :wink:

 

[Rikko]

Gonis and alveopora and generally pretty tough to keep anyways, and the problem seems to lie in the feeding of them more than anything else.. There's a couple on RC who are having great luck feeding their gonis Liquid Life. I recently started giving mine Kent Zooplex - still too soon to report success or failure.