why is everything the same colour?

[Melonbob]

I mean, I picked up this awesome crocea, really great blue pattern....now two weeks later, it's solid purple. My blue mushrooms? Purple. Torch, purple. Everything in my tank turns purple or pink. I've changed bulbs, three brands now and everything stays purple or pink. They're all healthy, I'd just like them to stay how they looked when I bought them.

 

[dustin_P74]

your fish store is probably running 20,000K metal halide bulbs to make the corals look the absolute best that they can look

 

[Melonbob]

yeah, but I mean I'm not running crap either, I am on t5, but 2 15k and 2 22k

 

[yote]

Thats the thing with corals,their going to look different under different lights.Its just the nature of the game.

 

[lightcs4]

Hey, at least they are looking *brown*:shock:

OK, I know .... that wasn't too helpful ...

 

[yote]

Browns better than white anyday.

 

[dustin_P74]

and white is better then a skeleton

 

[jcegt87]

could the lights have an effect on coraline too

 

[yote]

could the lights have an effect on coraline too

Light DOES have an effect on coralline.Not enough or the wrong spectrium and it wont grow,to much can bleach it.The same as corals.

 

[jcegt87]

maybe shoulda been more specific lol does it effect the COLOR of the coraline

 

[yote]

Yep,Light can and does effect the color of the coralline.The light determines the color,how dull,or how bright it is.