ORA Joe The Coral Before and After

Website: LouPhoenixAquarium: 65 Gal. open top Hexagon tankAquarium Lighting: Current Orbit 150W HQI w/ 2 65W PCs MH bulb is Radium 20K DE PC Bulbs are Current 420\460 nm dual actinicsAquarium Equipment: Sumpless Deltec MCE600 2 Koralia 2's 2 Koralia 3's Seio Controller for Koralias Phosban Reactor runs GFO Also run Carbon and Purigen Aquaclear 75 Refuge Mod running cheato on reverse lighting cycle Tank is cooled via Azoo dual fans timed to run with MH Tank is mixed, shared by softies, LPS and other SPS. Light fish stock. no crabs! Camera: Canon Powershot SX110 using Macro

Here are is a really cool transformation of an ORA Joe the Coral. It shows the transformation from brown to pretty

I took the first shot (the brown one) about a week after I received it from ORA through my LFS. I’ve kept the coral at the same height level in the tank from the beginning (about 15 inches from the light source), so changing the placement of the coral was a non-factor here. I do attribute its growth and color transformation to (in no particular order):

1. Strong random flow, achieved via set of Korallias attached to Seio Controller.
2. Weekly feedings of Cyclopeeze, Oyster Eggs, Reef Plus (trace elements) and Selcon, mixed together with mysis shrimp and phytoplankton for my other corals and fish).
3. Well established, thriving population of copepods, amphipods and other beneficial inverts.
4. Just a few fat fish = lots of poop for the corals to gobble up.
5. Consistent dosing of C-Balance and Reef Advantage Magnesium.
6. I only use natural sea water (quarantined in total darkness for several weeks and then UV filtered).
7. No irritating tank-mates (i.e. clown gobies, etc) and NO CRABS whatsoever…. from personal experience, they can’t be trusted.
7. Last but not least, switching my 14K Ushio bulb (which was great for growth) to my Radium 20K bulb. The short and long term effects on the coloration of all my corals has been outstanding.

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