pink lemonade not turning green

[coralbeauties]

I recently picked up a frag of tyree pink lemonade at our local swap meet. I mounted it up pretty high in the tank and it has great p/e but isnt getting any green color. I was wondering if maybe I am hitting it with too much light? I also have a rasberry lemonade that isnt getting any green color either. The rasberry isnt as high up as the pink. Any ideas?
thanks
Jeff

 

[DomC]

I have two different colonies of pink lemonade, one super high and other not so high. The lower one is more green where as the higher one is super bright yellow.

 

[evolved]

It's a very high light demanding coral, so that's not likely it.

What parameters do you maintain the tank at?

 

[Jimbo]

My colony is up very high and also is yellow in color, no green. So if you want green try giving it less light maybe?

 

[evolved]

It's supposed to be yellow. It's not pink limeade!


If it's green instead, then it's usually not getting enough light.

But I was thinking the OP was implying his is simply lacking all color.

 

[cthedaytrader]

Just curious as to why you would want it to turn green? It seems so much nicer when its bright yellow with pink polyps. My colony turns green when I dose Lugols or an Iodine supplement. Generally, when a true yellow coral turns green it can be do to higher levels of Iodine, Iron is another possibility. When I stopped dosing Lugols my colony turned yellow and lost most of the green tint.

 

[coralbeauties]

I actually got looking at the coral closely tonight and I am seeing some yellow on the base but actually most of the coral is a pinkish brown with not really any noticeable color difference between the polyps and the skin of the coral. I have only had the coral maybe a month or two so maybe I need to just let it settle in. It actually didnt have much color contrast even when I first got it. I actually didnt realize it was suppose to be yellow (duh). I have had the raspberry lemonade for some time and it is one of those corals that is just sitting dormant, not much color or growth. I added a cali tort and hawkins at the same time and their colors are fantastic.
thanks for the advise
Jeff

 

[reefsandrotts]

how long has It been in your system? Might just need to settle in

 

[coralbeauties]

That is kindof what I have been thinking. I was looking top down tonight and I am able to see some yellow starting to come out. I think I am just being impatient with it. Seems as if sps can lose their color overnight but takes forever to get it back.
Jeff

 

[hybridazn]

Patience grasshopper. It'll color up for you. Haha