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![]() Hey guys,
so I have this candy cane coral that I got from Gold's. It wasnt super colourful when I got it, but it was a decent deal and has a lot of heads. It had probably 22 heads or so when I got it and now has probably 30. Problem is - I can't really get it to colour up. What type of care should I give it to promote colouration? I target feed it probably 3 times every 2 weeks or every 5 days or so and its got pretty strong light on it that seems to be helping. Its about a 14" from my 250W MH and 96W actinics for reference. Ive had the coral for probably 2-3 months now. It has some colour, but not nearly as much as others Ive seen. Thoughts? |
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Mine has improved slightly since I've been giving it special care, but perhaps it has too much lighting? Is that what you're saying? Low light might be best for it? |
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![]() If I were you, I would probably frag the colony into 2 or more pieces and place them in different locations receiving different level of light and current. You will see what your coral likes in a few months.
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![]() Id rather leave it as a large colony though. Perhaps I could frag like 2-3 heads and make a frag plug that I'd eventually sell, but thats about all I would consider at this point.
Perhaps I dont have the kind that is bright green and white with red? Mine is more a flesh colour. It doesnt look quite like its perfectly happy though. Hmmm |
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![]() try probably lowering it a bit? It's probably not used to strong lighting.
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![]() Hmmm, Ive read they are sensitive to MHs, but I cant just move the whole colony that easy, its epoxy'd to a rock. I'll move the whole rock down for a few weeks and see how it reacts to that.
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![]() Ok so I moved around quite a bit of my rockwork today in order to better accommodate my candy cane. I think he's in a better spot now, but we'll see how he responds.
I made it so he doesnt have as much direct MH lighting. He probably still gets a little bit, but not nearly as much. Some of it is diffused from my glass bracing which he sits under and the other one he has a higher rock ledge blocking a bit of it, but not all. Should be better conditions for him. Last edited by Eb0la11; 03-22-2010 at 11:14 PM. |