Montipora color change after a few days

[Canadian Man]

Well here is a shot of my Purple montipora the first few day's in the tank.
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=104&password=&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=

Here is a photo from the 13th. What a color change! Setting's on the camera are the same, as always :lol:
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=105&password=&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=

It's amazing what 7 day's can do.

[EmilyB]

My, that is a beautiful chromis you have there.... :mrgreen:

[Canadian Man]

fuzzy stick Deb!
It's not the Chromis we are looking at :lol:

[Jack]

:lol:

My purple monti darken up after going radium too.

[Canadian Man]

:lol:

My purple Monti darken up after going radium too.

Not normal radium setup Jack.
2 400w radium's and 2 250w Iwasaki's. Looks like 10k bulb's to my eye.

[sumpfinfishe]

Good coloration on that second image :biggrin:

IMO though it looks like the second image was taken at dawn or dusk, because in the first image I can see the back of the tank and in the second it's hardley visable. With just Actinic lighting on, this will definetly help your blue and green corals give off better colors.

IMO I would say that the all the really great reefs tanks that I have seen setup, I would say that there all running either radium bulbs or given serious supplemetation with VHO or other Actinic tubes.

Nice piece Jonathan :exclaim:
cheers, Rich