Need Advice w/ Acro Lighting and Placement

EricTheRed

EricTheRed

No, I'm not a communist..
I have a few acro's that are not coloring up the way they should be and I'm not sure if they need more or less light. I'm running 2x250W Radiums and 4 T5's (3x ATI Blue+ and a ATI Coral Plus) in the Geissmann Spectra fixture. So this is a powerful light. I was running the halides 6 hours a day but some of the coral burnt so I've had them kicked back to 4.5 hours a day for the last month. I run the T5's for 8 hours.

#1 - PC Rainbow: When I got this from @coralreeftank it was mostly red. Then after a couple weeks it was red and gold with just a little green at the base... perfect. If you look at the pic on JF's website it was colored up exactly the same. http://www.jasonfoxsignaturecorals.com/product_p/acr-58.htm Now it is almost entirely bright green with only a little red and gold on the tips. What puzzles me is that I thought a coral that doesn't get enough light turns green, like a red Planet. But the weird thing is that it is placed just off-center right underneath a 250W Radium about 8" below the surface. I don't know the actual PAR but I'm thinking it should be fairly intense where it's at and that's why I'm surprised that it turned green. Is it possible that too much light caused it to turn green and lose the reds/golds?

If you have experience with this acro or have seen to acros turn green from too much light, please let me know what you think. More or less light? I can either move the coral or try running the halides a little longer.

#2 - Miyagi Tort: When I got this it had the typical blue tips and green body. It is placed about 10" below the surface but is not directly under a halide. That being said, it has lost its blue tips. I'm thinking it needs more light to get the blue tips back but I'd rather not have to move it twice if I am wrong.

So, more or less light for this guy?
 
I have my Miyagi tort up high getting lots of light. If PC Rainbow same as WCR Rainbow I have it getting about 300-350 PAR for best color.


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My PC Rainbow is at the top of the tank in about 350 PAR for 6 hours and 100 for another 6. I think it can get a little bit lower PAR but it looks great.

I had Menard's Miyagi at that same level and it had multiple colors and was very nice! It seems like you can't give that one enough light.
 
PC rainbow IMO is reverse of red planet. It turns green in higher light. It prefers medium light to get that mustard green and red . One of the nicest acros I have seen and a good grower too
 
tinman said:
PC rainbow IMO is reverse of red planet. It turns green in higher light. It prefers medium light to get that mustard green and red . One of the nicest acros I have seen and a good grower too
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It is getting a LOT of light where it's at right now and that's why I was confused it turned green. I'm going to try a little less light and see if that works. I was thinking the green came from too little light like the RP's.
Many thanks!
 
EricTheRed said:
It is getting a LOT of light where it's at right now and that's why I was confused it turned green. I'm going to try a little less light and see if that works. I was thinking the green came from too little light like the RP's.
Many thanks!
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madjoe said:
Im with u usually green means low light
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I meant PC rainbow will be green in high light and red in lower light.
 
tinman said:
I meant PC rainbow will be green in high light and red in lower light.
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I didn't find this to be true in my tank. The tips (that get the most light) were the reddest, and the base (that gets the least light) was the greenest area. In between was orange.
 
I dont have the PC Rainbow but for Red Planet, it will be more green if low light and more red in high light. I think the PC is the same...I agree with MJ and Sawdonkey.
 
maidia said:
I dont have the PC Rainbow but for Red Planet, it will be more green if low light and more red in high light. I think the PC is the same...I agree with MJ and Sawdonkey.
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That's what I would have thought, but the piece was getting blasted and it was bright green...:hypnotoad:
 
EricTheRed said:
That's what I would have thought, but the piece was getting blasted and it was bright green...:hypnotoad:
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Exact Same thing happened to me too .. After I moved it down it developed red and that mustard gold color.

Even on the jf website he says medium light.
 
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