Color Color Enhancement

crapper5 · 02/21/2006, 06:33 PM

So My tank is coming up on about 6 months old and everything is going well except... My LPS open brain seems to have gone from a deep red to a lighter pink. It still eating and extending its polyps but the color is definatly not as deep as it used to be. I have a 30 gallon tank with 240 watts of power compact light. I feed everyotherday with rotifers and cyclopeeze I also spot feed my larger corals. Does anyone know how to get LPS to show more color?

Paintbug · 02/21/2006, 07:41 PM

going to need to know some more about your tank. whats the water parameters? are your bulbs 6 months old? where is the coral located in the tank?

crapper5 · 02/22/2006, 02:55 AM

Water parameters are perfect plus that really shouldnt have any effect on color... My bulbs are 4 months old and I run them 12 hours a day on a timer... The LPS was on the floor but I moved it to about 8 inches below the lights earlier today. I guess Im not asking for a diagnosis because I don't think anything is wrong. I was more wondering if there is a tried and true way to enhance color.

mejiggery · 02/22/2006, 07:46 AM

i'd say if everything was healthy and water conditions great its down to lighting. I have some zooanthids that tottal changed just from moving them away from the light.

donfishy76 · 02/22/2006, 11:11 AM

i say if you want it to go back to red, take out one bulb and see if that will let it return to its former glory. Less lighting I would think, would help it go back to a deep red. The red brains are from deeper waters, so you may be giving it more light than it is used to.

crapper5 · 02/22/2006, 03:14 PM

Thanks guys Ill try it out and give it a whirl

02/21/2006, 06:33 PM	#1
crapper5 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 41	Color Color Enhancement So My tank is coming up on about 6 months old and everything is going well except... My LPS open brain seems to have gone from a deep red to a lighter pink. It still eating and extending its polyps but the color is definatly not as deep as it used to be. I have a 30 gallon tank with 240 watts of power compact light. I feed everyotherday with rotifers and cyclopeeze I also spot feed my larger corals. Does anyone know how to get LPS to show more color?

02/21/2006, 07:41 PM	#2
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	going to need to know some more about your tank. whats the water parameters? are your bulbs 6 months old? where is the coral located in the tank? __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

02/22/2006, 02:55 AM	#3
crapper5 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 41	Water parameters are perfect plus that really shouldnt have any effect on color... My bulbs are 4 months old and I run them 12 hours a day on a timer... The LPS was on the floor but I moved it to about 8 inches below the lights earlier today. I guess Im not asking for a diagnosis because I don't think anything is wrong. I was more wondering if there is a tried and true way to enhance color.

02/22/2006, 07:46 AM	#4
mejiggery Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: south-west uk Posts: 469	i'd say if everything was healthy and water conditions great its down to lighting. I have some zooanthids that tottal changed just from moving them away from the light.

02/22/2006, 11:11 AM	#5
donfishy76 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 667	i say if you want it to go back to red, take out one bulb and see if that will let it return to its former glory. Less lighting I would think, would help it go back to a deep red. The red brains are from deeper waters, so you may be giving it more light than it is used to.

02/22/2006, 03:14 PM	#6
crapper5 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 41	Thanks guys Ill try it out and give it a whirl