Acro losing color

[Matt Bravo]

Hey guys so I ordered these frags and have had them since Tuesday. So far they all have good polyp extension but the colors are dulling. I have an encrusting Monti that’s doing really well and coloring up. Should I just give them time or is something off?
Cal 440
Mag 1320
Alk 10 (small spike before they got here, working on bringing back to 8)
Nitrate 6
Phos >.25
10 month old tank

 

[MrGisonni]

Be patient. I had a pocillpora that took a year to color up for me, but evaluate your lighting and coral placement. Acros generally want more light than Monti's

 

[billyocean]

Time. Acros color down all the time after shipping. Some color up within a week or two and some take a month or so for me....sometimes longer. As long as they have poly extension and you notice growth or encrusting you're good.

 

[Matt Bravo]

Time. Acros color down all the time after shipping. Some color up within a week or two and some take a month or so for me....sometimes longer. As long as they have poly extension and you notice growth or encrusting you're good.

Just got them so I prob won’t see encrusting for a while… but polyp extension is there so just patience I guess

 

[Matt Bravo]

I appreciate both of you, these are my first acros so I was just confused

 

[billyocean]

Just got them so I prob won’t see encrusting for a while… but polyp extension is there so just patience I guess

No worries. Yeah it's going to take a minute to encrust but sometimes that happens faster than color which is fine.

 

[Matt Bravo]

No worries. Yeah it's going to take a minute to encrust but sometimes that happens faster than color which is fine.

Appreciate it