shaywood Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Added a red planet frag to my system. Mother Colony is nice and red and dark. The new frag is sprouting and growing like crazy, however the color is quite light with only a little bit of red. Any idea why the new stems on the colony are not dark red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramey Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Its always about placement with the red planets. I use to have one and love this tabling acro. What light is it under? Also there is long discussions about the red acros and how to bring the colors out on the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboys Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Ramey brings up the what I believe is the most important question as well as the second most important question. What lights are you running, and location of coral. Once you you let these people know what those two answers are, you will recieve great advice. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Hello. Lighting's not the issue, unless maybe too bright for this coral. I'm running HydraHD's that peak at 90%. Other corals have great color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Personally I have found if you have the red planet at a higher par you lose the green base color. Is the frag higher up in the tank? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Yes, near the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 17 minutes ago, shaywood said: Yes, near the top. If you lower it you should start noticing the green slowly come back at the base. Or you could just give me the frag.? Red planet IMO is a classic too ten Frag up there with the Oregon blue tort , garf bonsai, strawberry shortcake , setosa. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I have a frag about 8 inches down and its really colorful. I blast it with light and it takes it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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