Has anyone heard of a Blue Slimer refered to as Tiel? Ive been waiting over a week to see this thing "color-up", but all I see is kind of an olive drab. I look VERY hard to see polyps (Tiny when I see them), they seem to be a very light blue. Is anyone familiar?
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not sure exactly what coral you're referring to. Is it a staghorn?
At any rate, coloration is based on so many factors and parameters. Many corals can become brown and drab if sufficient conditions aren't met.
When the lights go off at night - maybe an hour or so after switching off - do you see the polyps coming out? This is a good indication to me that the coral is actively feeding.
So...here's some parameters that can affect coral coloration:
calcium and alkalinity (how are your parameters now?)
magnesium levels
potassium levels (I've found this to play a huge role in coral colors, especially the blue tones. I bet if you measured your levels, you would find that they are WAY too low. Since I began dosing last fall, many of my corals have gone from a drab brown to a spectacular blue/purple!
iron has also been shown to increase green coloration!
yes, a staghorn. So this could be good news then. I have only had it for a week, maybe it will become beautiful one day! I havent checked potassium, but other factors are excellent. I first, want to know if anyone has HEARD of this one, or if I was being given/sold a bill of goods! My escort (Amphibious) left just a few minutes before my purchase (remember I was going to haggle with the clam guy? I think HE haggled ME a clam and this coral!)
I am trying to include a pic, but the last one I tried to upload was too large, Let me try another! Not a great pic, I'll keep trying!
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tank est. spring '06 Is it wrong to love a clump? MACRO MANIA
i have heard of the blue slimer, if that makes you feel better about it. what kind of lights are you running over it (10k, 14k, 20k), and what brand ??
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20k , bought from hello lights, dont remember brand. Yes, a black plug with point. Ive found many photos of Blue Slimer, none are this color, which is why (maybe) he was calling it teal. Do you recognise it at all? I know the pic isnt good
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500w MH (120), 10 gl sump, cheap skimmer
tank est. spring '06 Is it wrong to love a clump? MACRO MANIA
It's "TEAL" referring to the color of the acro. Note that the coralites are wide and cupped. It is a form of staghorn, but look almost millipora when older, thicker and more robust.
They like bright light and moderate flow. I've found that under "moderate" lighting, they get dull and shaggy. The color fades to a dull blue/purple and they extend polyps to "fish". Under brighter light, they extend polyps, but just the tips, and you see more of the calcerous exoskeleton, which under the bright lights, turns a teal blue/green.
correct on tiel being a color I have found picks of blue slimer, green slimer, ect. I was wondering if he made this color/name for the coral up himself! Underneath its kind of a copper color, flesh is olive drab, tentacles are pale (very pale) blue. My lights are bright, tetacles extend very little.
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tank est. spring '06 Is it wrong to love a clump? MACRO MANIA
I have a teal stag as well. I moved it out of my nano because it wasn't getting sufficient light in there, but it's been coloring back up nicely under the 400s in my main tank, so they like LOTS of light.
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It's "TEAL" referring to the color of the 
I have found picks of blue slimer, green slimer, ect. I was wondering if he made this color/name for the coral up himself! Underneath its kind of a 