red planet question

wes1reef · Jul 1, 2009

i have a question for any of you guys that have a ora red planet. mine has lost all green and is mostly all red with a few light spots that alternate with new growth. has been this way for about 3 months. this coral is growing which is very evident by new branches. any help would be helpfull.

thanks
Wes

here is what i have

56 gal 36X15X24
2 150 watt 10k hqi's
4 32 wattt 03 act pc's
ca 420
stront a little low but still in range
mag 1200
dkh 12
ph 8.0
phos 0
nitrates 0
nitrites 0

Blackhawk Fan · Jul 1, 2009

I have it, but not sure what the answer is. Where is it placed in the tank?

roshi719 · Jul 1, 2009

Where in the tank is it? In relation to the lights? Do u feed corals? How much/often?

wes1reef · Jul 1, 2009

Blackhawk Fan said:
I have it, but not sure what the answer is. Where is it placed in the tank?

its at the top mybe 6 in from surface.

I-K@ndY · Jul 1, 2009

How big is your frag?

wes1reef · Jul 1, 2009

the frag is about 2 in w/ around 15 branches, yes i feed reef roids 2x a week. pic on the way

wes1reef · Jul 1, 2009

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w161/WES1REEF/SaltwaterAquarium385.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w161/WES1REEF/SaltwaterAquarium386.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w161/WES1REEF/SaltwaterAquarium387.jpg

here are the pic's i just took does not look as red in these

I-K@ndY · Jul 1, 2009

Blackhawk Fan · Jul 1, 2009

wes1reef said:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w161/WES1REEF/SaltwaterAquarium387.jpg

here are the pic's i just took does not look as red in these

Do you have AEFW's? Something looks like it's eating the coral, but I could be wrong.

I-K@ndY · Jul 1, 2009

The base is kinda white on one spot.. Did you get it like that or it happen recently ?

wes1reef · Jul 1, 2009

no AEFW's and the light spot "its not white just a light pink" moves around after a few days a new branch will start to grow in that spot. when i bought this coral it was a dark green and only had about three branches and was maybe 3/4 of an inch tall now 4 months later this is what i have it has been doing this for about 3 months.

Wes

AlexStinson · Jul 1, 2009

I find when it is growing fast and/or high light it seems to lose the green, i took mine and put it under low light for a while, and almost the entire coral turned green w/dark red corallites. Now it is under high light again and only has a slight green around the base with pink/white tips and growing very fast

hansmtt · Jul 1, 2009

I've heard others say that the green pales & is taken over by reds under higher light...I moved mine down to about 20" below water level, 28 below lights...I have an ATI Powermodule t5...pretty bright even down near the bottom. My green is still doing ok, and don't want to lose it.

aerius007 · Jul 1, 2009

Ive heard that high in the tank = more red, lower in the tank = more green

Reef Goddess · Jul 1, 2009

planet

I grow this coral. It tends to lose the green coloration under 10k lights. When grown under 14-20k lights the green is much more prominent. Mine are under 10k 400w Reeflux MH and the only green they show is on the underside of the branches.
Putting it lower in the tank would help a little too.

wes1reef · Jul 1, 2009

thanks for all of your help. i will move it lower for a while and see what happens, my MH's are due to be replaced in 2 months i was planning on going with 14k then so i will see how it turns out.

cmjreef · Jul 1, 2009

I think your Alk might be a bit high. I like to run it 8.5-10, no higher. I think 12 is pushing it. I have a large red planet thta is bright red/pink. The yellow/green has slowly degraded (i wish it didn't), but its really pink and red and pretty. JMO, but 12 is too high.