Any orange corals turn green

bakinreef · Jan 5, 2023

Ok so any orange coral I put in my tank turns green after about 2-3 weeks. Any clues? I have orange ricordeas that turned green, 2 different orange acans turned green.

Mr. Mojo Rising · Jan 5, 2023

changing color usually has to do to with lights too bright or lights too dim. You need to find that sweet spot.

bakinreef · Jan 6, 2023

LordofCinder said:
changing color usually has to do to with lights too bright or lights too dim. You need to find that sweet spot.

I will have to mess with them thanks

Roatan Reef · Jan 6, 2023

bakinreef said:
I will have to mess with them thanks

Always remember...

#1.A coral you buy at your LFS or reef show will never look the same in your tank .

#2. Even after discoloration, give your corals a few months and with the right tank conditions, not only will they grow, but you will start to see them get that good coloration again almost as close as to when you first bought them.

Lavey29 · Jan 6, 2023

LordofCinder said:
changing color usually has to do to with lights too bright or lights too dim. You need to find that sweet spot.

Do you think spectrum hue plays a roll too? As in higher or lower intensity of red or green spectrum.

bakinreef · Jan 13, 2023

Roatan Reef said:
Always remember...

#1.A coral you buy at your LFS or reef show will never look the same in your tank .

#2. Even after discoloration, give your corals a few months and with the right tank conditions, not only will they grow, but you will start to see them get that good coloration again almost as close as to when you first bought them.

So I have had my orange ricordeas for about 6 months, they were orange for a couple weeks then started to turn green, you can see the orange under blue light. My acan did the same but I have only had it for about 3 months.
My parameters are good according to the test kit I have. So I am starting to think it's the lights