how to get that purple/ red color

Myka · #1 04-30-2011, 07:47 PM

Why do you think the red Monti is supposed to be pink? These colors that are bothering you, were they different before you started the Biopellets? Also, I found Sponge Power to make quite a difference on my purple rim green Monti cap.

Coleus · #2 04-30-2011, 08:52 PM

I am not expecting red monti to be pink. But I want my pink monti to be pink and purple rim to be purple

Myka · #3 04-30-2011, 09:39 PM

You said, "Pink monti cap : I see dark red"

So that's why I'm asking are you sure it is a pink Monti cap? Why do you think it is not supposed to be dark red?

Coleus · #4 04-30-2011, 11:54 PM

Because I bought the pink monti from Lfs and put in my tank it is dark red and they said it is pink monti

Myka · #5 05-01-2011, 12:40 AM

My guess is that it was partially bleached in the dealer's tank, and is healthier in your tank now. You will find that happens with a lot of corals...you buy them they change color in your tank. It's a nice surprise sometimes, and annoying other times. I don't think there is anything you can do about this one.

Coleus · #6 05-03-2011, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Myka

My guess is that it was partially bleached in the dealer's tank, and is healthier in your tank now. You will find that happens with a lot of corals...you buy them they change color in your tank. It's a nice surprise sometimes, and annoying other times. I don't think there is anything you can do about this one.

oh that sucks. I want the pink color lol

TimT · #7 05-03-2011, 04:34 PM

IMHO there are several factors which affect coral colouration; lighting, genetics, zoozantheallae, phosphate and nitrate levels, nutrient and mineral loading of water, stress and food.

I have a very nice neon pink milli with baby blue tips and neon pink polyps. I recently changed out my XM 20k 400w bulb for a 20k Radium 400 watt. The rims of the coralites are now going baby blue.

At roughly the same time as changing the bulb I moved the system sump and consequently the ETSS 1000 downdraft skimmer has been offline for a few weeks, thus giving higher nutrient loading.

So what is causing the colour shift... lighting or nutrient load? I suspect it's a combination of both.

From my experience those pink caps require a lot of light. Mine is hot pink and it sits directly under a 20k radium 400 watt but it also gets natural sunlight. When the sun is shining you cant even notice that the Halide is on. My suspicion is that the coral you have was pink at one time, hence the name, but do to lack of light and other conditions(shipping stress) it has lost the pink color. If conditions in your tank are favourable to it the colour should return.