Coral colorup after shipment?

GeoHawk · Oct 16, 2011

I purchased several corals online recently, and about half of them have browned out significantly. I was just wondering about how long it takes coral to color up after being shipped? The majority of my coral that have been in my tank have mostly great color, as well as some of the coral that I recently received through shipment. It's mostly the milis that I ordered that have browned out.

_sludgefactory · Oct 16, 2011

Couple Weeks.

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darryl_v · Oct 16, 2011

couple weeks is lucky.....some months, and some never will.

soccerbag · Oct 16, 2011

It really does vary. Are the millies wild pieces? If so, they are sometimes much more sensitive to changing water conditions. If all of your other SPS are doing well with good coloration, I would assume that may be it.

Reef lvr · Oct 16, 2011

darryl_v said:
couple weeks is lucky.....some months, and some never will.

+++1

GeoHawk · Oct 16, 2011

Well, I guess I will just hope for the best and see what happens. Thanks

holyscoly · Oct 17, 2011

couple weeks huh please send me some of your liquid gold. i would say at least a couple months if a wild piece u never no goodluck.

SteezySPS · Oct 17, 2011

I say 2-3 months minimum to show signs of improvement for browned out corals but I have seen color morphs earlier than that.

markie mark · Oct 17, 2011

I have had some color up quick and some really slow...What I find really wild is the pieces that come in 1 color,brown out and then turn another color...I had an awesome table come in on a shipment a while back ago I decided to keep...It was a wild fiji piece..It was bright green with purple tips...It browned out in about 2 weeks,stayed brown for about a month and then turned hot pink..Like super hot pink,no contrasting colors but beautiful...Its really cool to see how these corals adapt to artifical everything...Not sure what makes the changes happen?I have a feeling the color change has a lot to do with lighting...From what I understand,most of the wild fiji stuff comes from very shallow water and they probably like a bunch of light...so the symbiotic algae changes color to suit its self for the correct lighting...

ruppertb · Oct 17, 2011

I was just going to post a new thread about coloring up, So if I may, which direction (closer or farther from the light) do I move for it to color up better. Speaking of sps and lps. Like a normal green acro, do you think it would get more color closer to the light or farther and deeper in the water. Also like with a few favia I think they seem to get better color the deeper I put them, but im not sure. any suggestions

GeoHawk · Oct 18, 2011

ruppertb said:
I was just going to post a new thread about coloring up, So if I may, which direction (closer or farther from the light) do I move for it to color up better. Speaking of sps and lps. Like a normal green acro, do you think it would get more color closer to the light or farther and deeper in the water. Also like with a few favia I think they seem to get better color the deeper I put them, but im not sure. any suggestions

Great question I am also interested!

Reef UP · Oct 18, 2011

ruppertb said:
I was just going to post a new thread about coloring up, So if I may, which direction (closer or farther from the light) do I move for it to color up better. Speaking of sps and lps. Like a normal green acro, do you think it would get more color closer to the light or farther and deeper in the water. Also like with a few favia I think they seem to get better color the deeper I put them, but im not sure. any suggestions

A general way to tell if your sps needs less or more light is....if it has color but is pale looking then a little less light will give you a deeper richer color, if it's over all brown a little more light! I've found with a lot of my acros however that if I just place them where I want them and leave them alone they'll generally adapt and give their natural colors but there still is a general sweet spot not to little not to much light!
As for lps I've found that for a general lower light is always better however I have plenty of lps that will take more light than some of my highest light loving acros!

lolgranny · Oct 29, 2011

+1 months if not more. Ive had a wild piece that ive had for 4 months and its just starting to show signs of coloring up. Yet its encrusted and growing new arms. zzzzzzzzzzzz