curing LR and losing bright peach Cora Algea Help!

[AnnnetteM]

I bought 2 pieces of LR 2 days ago and I am curing it in a 10 gal tank. Well, I bought it just for the beautiful bright peach cora. Algea and I have changed 50% of the water 2 times in 2 days and my nitrites are still above 1 and amm off the chart. Well, now the peach has turned a bright green. I still have a small amount of peach and I hope to save it please help! How do I save some of it to introduce this color onto my other existing rocks in the ST?

 

[dralarms]

Not sure on how to save the color but you need to get more water changed if the ammonia is still off the chart. I would suggest 50 % test, 50% test, 50 % test and see if that gets the levels back in line a little. HTH

 

[Hara]

lighting affects the color, different colors grow under different strengths of light.