Why does BRS recommend this?
The Red Sea line of additives is one of our most popular lines. Red Sea has done testing to see what elements corals take up in what ratios. They then developed an entire system to keep your reef tank from being depleted of any single element, while giving your corals great health and vibrant coloration.
Provides the 31 minor and trace elements required by corals in 4 - 100 mL bottles.
Includes:
- Red Sea Trace Colors A (Iodine/Halogens) 100 mL - promotes pink colors
- Red Sea Trace Colors B (Potassium) - 100 mL promotes red colors
- Red Sea Trace Colors C (Iron/Complementary Trace Elements) 100 mL - promotes green/yellow colors
- Red Sea Trace Colors D (Trace Element Complex) 100 mL - promotes purple/blue colors
Red Sea Trace Colors A (Iodine/Halogens) - 100 mL
Red Sea Trace Colors A contains an Iodine and Halogen complex to help promote the pink colors in corals.
1 mL will raise the iodine level of 25 gallons (100 liters) by 0.03 ppm.
Red Sea Trace Colors B (Potassium) - 100 mL
Red Sea Trace Colors B contains potassium to help promote the red colors in corals.
1 mL will raise the potassium level of 25 gallons (100 liters) by 1.75ppm.
Red Sea Trace Colors C (Iron/Complementary Trace Elements) - 100 mL
Red Sea Trace Colors C contains iron and complementary trace element complex to help promote the green colors in corals.
1 mL will raise the Iron level of 25 gallons (100 liters) by 0.02ppm.
Red Sea Trace Colors D (Trace Element Complex) - 100 mL
Red Sea Trace Colors D contains trace element complex to help promote the purple/blue colors in corals.
Red Sea Trace Colors Manual-
terrible By leo on 4/14/2018
leo wouldn't recommend this product to a friendstarted adding per their instructions and it started to kill my corals that ive had 4+ months nothing else in the tank was changed. same exact maintenance schedule. DO NOT USE THIS STUFF! -
Essential additives By Cpuuser123 on 3/11/2018
Cpuuser123 would recommend this product to a friendWorks as intended. I noticed a big difference after two weeks. Much more vibrant and healthy Coral. -
Great product, better customer service! By Amanda on 1/12/2017
Amanda would recommend this product to a friendThe product works as described to enhance coral colors. I've never been disappointed by a Red Sea product but I have yet to use this particular box I ordered from BRS because, while it did arrive a day early, one of the bottles had leaked through the box. I got on the phone to BRS and after only waiting for about a minute to talk to someone, the representative apologized for the inconvenience and shipped a whole new box to me. I have only ever dealt with this caliber of customer service at a certain online shoe retailer (starts with a "Z") and I have only bought shoes from them since. Now I will only be buying my reef supplies from BRS. Thanks for putting the customer first, guys! -
Really works!! By Anthonywesty on 11/13/2016
Anthonywesty would recommend this product to a friendThis product really works bringing the colors to yours corals. -
Awesome product By Kevin on 4/17/2016
Kevin would recommend this product to a friendIt's has made the color pop on all of my sps in my tank awesome product -
Update! By Mcmullen on 4/8/2016
Mcmullen would recommend this product to a friendQuick update on my 3/27/16 post. The third day after I resumed dosing (I dosed the entire weeks worth on a monday), I again already noticed a deepening color and I swear, better PE!!
Don't spend money on Acropower, buy this!! -
It works By Mcmullen on 3/27/2016
Mcmullen would recommend this product to a friendSps dominated tank, colors a bit light and pale. Can't believe it, but colors deepened and intensified. I stopped using just to make sure I wasn't experiencing placebo. It's been three weeks and colors are again lightning, fading, and pailing. This stuff actually works! -
Color and growth By John from Dallas on 3/26/2016
John from Dallas would recommend this product to a friendThis product markets itself for colorization, but I was pleasantly surprised to see immediate growth. All my sps grew white tips within 24 hours! Once the growth spurt was over, the tips gave colors I'd never seen before. However, I'd advise to use a little less than recommend to start. Very impressed. -
So far By Kevin on 12/18/2015
Kevin would recommend this product to a friendTo early to tell. So far it has made my green pop. I started with 1/4 the dose. I am trying the pink next. So far so good. It's worth trying it. -
Good Product does exactly what it says By japicka on 8/4/2015
japicka would recommend this product to a friendWhen I first started using this, it actually made the corals retreat and be unhappy for a bit. So I stopped using it and did a water change. Once I learned that for my tank I need to do the dosing in the sump and not the display tank then things started to take off. I have been using for about 1.5 weeks and I can definitely see improved coloration. I am under dosing on purpose just to be on the safe side, but I can definitely see where this is doing exactly what it is supposed to be doing. -
Nice quality additives. By Jarrod0987 on 7/28/2015
Jarrod0987 would recommend this product to a friendI like how easy it is to dose this product. They do make test kits for these additives but you can also dose them based of the results from a calcium test which we have to do anyways and is easier to be accurate with. I also love that they tell you exactly what you should see to know it works and how to tell if your adding to much. -
Does what it claims to do and more By Alex B. on 6/12/2015
Alex B. would recommend this product to a friendI am always skeptical about how manufactures put high claims on their products just to find they don't ever work or do what they claim. Well not the case with Red Sea Coral Colors. This product helped bring back a ton of colors into my mini 15 gallon SPS reef. All the colors are so much more brilliant using this product. This is an all in one trace element product that everyone should try. I know I sound like a spokes person, but I am just an avid hobbyist who found this product to actually do what it claims to do. Cheers
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Do I need to refrigerate Red Sea Colors after opening?
Question posted on Mar 28, 2016 5:09:00 PM
Great question!
You will not need to refrigerate the coral colors after opening. Feel free to let us know if you have any further questions!
You will not need to refrigerate the coral colors after opening. Feel free to let us know if you have any further questions!
Answer by: Connor (Admin) on Mar 29, 2016 1:58:00 PM
I am using BRS 2 part in my 130-gallon system. I would like to know how much of Red Sea color should I use in my tank.How do I dose this product?
Question posted on May 15, 2017 9:13:00 AM
Going by Red Sea's simplified instructions, they recommend 1mL of each supplement per 25 gallons for every 20ppm of calcium that your system consumes. Typically this should be dosed daily.
Happy reefing!
Happy reefing!
Answer by: Zack (Admin) on May 17, 2017 3:57:00 PM
How / can you use this with dosing kalkwasser?
Question posted on Mar 15, 2016 2:44:00 PM
Great question!
You can use with Kalkwasser. It is a good idea to test for these trace element with the appropriate test kit. Feel free to let us know if you have any further questions!
You can use with Kalkwasser. It is a good idea to test for these trace element with the appropriate test kit. Feel free to let us know if you have any further questions!
Answer by: Connor (Admin) on Mar 15, 2016 5:21:00 PM
Would using Coral Colors with Reef Energy A & B be overkill or overlap the elements being dosed?
Question posted on Mar 12, 2017 10:01:00 AM
Hey there,
The Red Sea Reef Energy and Coral Colors packs are actually designed to be complementary. The Reef Energy provides a concentration source of carbohydrates and amino acids, while the Coral Colors pack addresses a number of important minor and trace elements that help corals color up their best. Several of us here use both of these sets of products on our tanks with great results!
Have a great day!
The Red Sea Reef Energy and Coral Colors packs are actually designed to be complementary. The Reef Energy provides a concentration source of carbohydrates and amino acids, while the Coral Colors pack addresses a number of important minor and trace elements that help corals color up their best. Several of us here use both of these sets of products on our tanks with great results!
Have a great day!
Answer by: Zack (Admin) on Mar 14, 2017 4:50:00 PM
I was wondering if all the bottles can be combined into one to have set up to a dosing pump?
Right now I only have 1 open pump on my JB-4 and this would be ideal if they can be stored together in a single container.
Question posted on Apr 28, 2016 11:41:00 AM
Great question!
The bottles unfortunately cannot be combined together as the elements will fall out of solution and not work for the system. These need to be added separately.
The bottles unfortunately cannot be combined together as the elements will fall out of solution and not work for the system. These need to be added separately.
Answer by: Connor (Admin) on Apr 28, 2016 1:43:00 PM
I am using BRS 2 part and dosing daily, can i keep dosing those along with the colors? or colors only?
Question posted on May 11, 2017 7:57:00 PM
Hey there,
The Red Sea Coral colors are a great complement to our BRS 2 part. They provide many of the necessary trace elements that corals will consume and 2 part does not replace. Many of us here at the office use the RS Coral Colors and Reef Energy A/B along with our 2 part and get great color and growth!
Happy reefing!
The Red Sea Coral colors are a great complement to our BRS 2 part. They provide many of the necessary trace elements that corals will consume and 2 part does not replace. Many of us here at the office use the RS Coral Colors and Reef Energy A/B along with our 2 part and get great color and growth!
Happy reefing!
Answer by: Zack (Admin) on May 14, 2017 5:07:00 PM
