chalices changing colors under leds
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gmoney243
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Thats just what original mummy eye chalices do under intense lighting. Turn your leds way down 100% is to high and it will turn back green same with other chalices. If u have a par meter try stay around 75 par under leds
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Nuocmam
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No doubt some chalices are known to morph in different types of lighting. My Original Mummy Eye under T5's is very orange. If I give it less light the base turns green. You see here the edge that gets less light is green.
SteezySPS
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yah my og me turned orange too but under halides. saw a large colony underneath an eggcrate and had the same exact green patterns of the eggcrate due to the shading effect. Cherry corals had the craziest looking morph of the og under all ati blue plus bulbs. never seen one that color before
RavePartyReef
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Sps, chalices and acans are common to change color under LEDs. I have picked a nice yellow acro from a friend who had it in his 225 gal with Radions and lost lots of color while growing at the same time. I have it under t5s in my tank and the colors are coming back fast. I will make a thread of it and post the changes here soon..
Maybe this is how they make those crazy multicolor chalices, bake under high intensity when morphing starts reduce intensity, when color starts to return to normal bake it again, rinse and repeat until crazy twisted color combo is what you desire...
Me z
Active Member
Old school ATL sour apples!
Ghengis Keng
Community Member
Dang it, I was thinking the same thing while reading through this forum. While reading, I was already thinking what to say until I read yours.
What if the truth comes out and it is that there are only a hand full of chalice families and we are all trading back and forth the same thing.
Like stated above, some of my SPS has changed colors or does not look the same as when I bought it. For example, i cannot see pink or yellow.
ParkerB
Active Member
Hope my original mummy eye personally turns that color when I get it.
Personally I like that color. I already have the Oregon so gonna try and change the original I pick my frag up tomorrow.
Personally I like that color. I already have the Oregon so gonna try and change the original I pick my frag up tomorrow.
screefer
Coral Hoarderâ„¢
I have had good results so far under the Vega Colors. All chalices/acans/sps have held same colors as when under ati t-5. When I had a mummy eye it would morph over to a golden-orange color when blasted with light higher in the tank (under t-5).
Me z
Active Member
Well I think the concensus is that leds do change coral colors. Now I have also noticed since switching some sps grow very rapidly while others do not grow at all under leds like my steve elias stag. It grew pretty rapidly under my 400w 14k halides. But under the radions it hasnt even put on a single new coralite. I wonder if there is some other kind of radiation being put out by leds that we dont see in flourescant or halides? Thoughts anyone?
Me z
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Before someone says something its not my chemistry. I run zeo so its not due to phosphate or nitrate. My calcium reactor keeps alk, calc, and mag in line. The lack of growth can only be due to the new lighting.
BillyC
Valuable Member
It's unfortunate but I have heard 10X more people who are not happy with their sps coloration after switching to LEDs, than people who are pleased. That's what is keeping me from taking the plunge to LEDs.
RavePartyReef
Active Member
I agree with all posts above. I don't want to come across as led opposed because I have owned an AI Nano, love the shimmer and have had some sps that did just fine while under it. After switching to t5 due to convenience and reading that was sufficient for my 20 gal Long I gave it a try. Some corals changed color, and I believe any coral would change color when exposed to different lighting than what it is used to. If you just place some led fixture over a tank without knowing its par and spectrum at spots in your tank where you will have corals, you will maybe experience loss of color. Or maybe luck out and have the appropriate amount for the species at that place.
I am in touch with many reefers here in NYC, people that are very serious about keeping corals and that know what corals are supposed to look like. I'm talking store owners, sps retailers. Many of them if not all jumped on the led wagon like everyone else, because of the benefits that we are all sick of hearing already. Than I started seeing corals that used to be red look pink, bright greens turn light yellow. Lots of people thinking their water was at wack. Then as the led technology matured, new systems came up and more, potent fixtures started bringing the same results to too many corals. Once in a while you see a person saying it because this or that, then another says its not true, the main manufacturers start popping generation 1, then 2. We don't know what the heck to buy. What makes us panic these days is that LOTS of people are on the other side of the road, switching back to t5 and mh, hoping to revive the colors that they once had. I can say this effect will become more common, because some say(DIY aficionados, before you jump fangs on my comment, show proof this is untrue ) led fixtures lack actinic, and therefore more light sensitive corals leave the colors to desire. I'm not talking growth, COLOR.
I must say for starters and reefers without experience, many things could go wrong in the tank and blaming on the light(led or not) should not be necessarily the reason your corals are losing color. I understand lots of people are mad when this led discussion comes up, as they spent lots of money, were promised something and now are not getting it. For those that have LEDs and like them, great.
T5s come up because they were in the market for a long time and are proven to allow for coral coloring with success. The issue with them is the penetration is not as high as LEDs, and deeper tanks owners feel the need to switch. The future IMo(at least for now) is hybrid fixtures, with the benefits of led penetration, shimmer and some color "pop" with t5s ability to bring coral colors to what is desired. With hybrids, there is no room for mistakes if you want to bet on the best choice.
