Best additives for boosting Zoa color

kiran523 · 07/17/2007, 08:37 AM

Has anyone used a supplement that really intensified the color of your corals? I've been looking at Kent's Chromamax and Marc Weiss's Black Powder.

I'm sure a lot of people have added Nitrogen to their grass to make it more green. I know it may sound gross but my father once added one unit of expired blood (he's a doctor) to our rose bushes. Well, we had to tie all the rose bushes to our fence due to the massive amount of blooms that ensued.

Beyond providing a proper environment and lighting, Is there a supplement out there that boosts the color of your zoanthids?

Your opinions are appreciated.

coralfarm123 · 07/17/2007, 01:28 PM

There are no magic supplements that will replace good husbandry, even though many claim to be the end all cure all miracle. Feeding your tank a wide variety of foods will give them all the nutrients they need. Just keep stable parameters and good lighting, and bulbs in the 14-20k range seem to give the best color for zoanthids.

kiran523 · 07/18/2007, 08:31 AM

I agree with you completely but I was trying to think physiologically down to the cell. like the examples I gave earlier. A better example would be that if humans ingest excess amounts of beta-carotene their skin will get an orange tint.

Anyone?

Bebo77 · 07/18/2007, 08:47 AM

nice light.. low po4...

07/17/2007, 08:37 AM	#1
kiran523 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hoover, Alabama Posts: 305	Best additives for boosting Zoa color Has anyone used a supplement that really intensified the color of your corals? I've been looking at Kent's Chromamax and Marc Weiss's Black Powder. I'm sure a lot of people have added Nitrogen to their grass to make it more green. I know it may sound gross but my father once added one unit of expired blood (he's a doctor) to our rose bushes. Well, we had to tie all the rose bushes to our fence due to the massive amount of blooms that ensued. Beyond providing a proper environment and lighting, Is there a supplement out there that boosts the color of your zoanthids? Your opinions are appreciated. __________________ “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery Current Tank Info: 72 Gallon Bowfront Corner, 760 watt 2x250W HQI electronic, 4x65W CF, and 12 LED moonlight; 29 gallon Reef tank, 175MH @20k, 130watts PC (50/50 & actinic), moonlight LED strip Last edited by kiran523; 07/17/2007 at 09:17 AM.

07/18/2007, 08:31 AM	#3
kiran523 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hoover, Alabama Posts: 305	I agree with you completely but I was trying to think physiologically down to the cell. like the examples I gave earlier. A better example would be that if humans ingest excess amounts of beta-carotene their skin will get an orange tint. Anyone? __________________ “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery Current Tank Info: 72 Gallon Bowfront Corner, 760 watt 2x250W HQI electronic, 4x65W CF, and 12 LED moonlight; 29 gallon Reef tank, 175MH @20k, 130watts PC (50/50 & actinic), moonlight LED strip

07/18/2007, 08:47 AM	#4
Bebo77 Premium Nonpaying Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lost Posts: 14,377	nice light.. low po4... __________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 300 Gal Envision Tank(98Lx30Wx26T) 120 Gal SoCalCreations Sump, Deltec TC2560, 2 LumenarcsMini 1 Reg on a light mover W Radiums 250& 400, Gallaxy ballasts, Red Dragon 10m3 return W/ 2 WavySeas, 2 6155 Tunze streams

07/17/2007, 01:28 PM	#2
coralfarm123 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 590	There are no magic supplements that will replace good husbandry, even though many claim to be the end all cure all miracle. Feeding your tank a wide variety of foods will give them all the nutrients they need. Just keep stable parameters and good lighting, and bulbs in the 14-20k range seem to give the best color for zoanthids.