coral color question

[gjm258]

I have an Oregon blue tort that I got from a fellow reefer about a month ago. She had it about 20" below a 250w MH. I put my frag about 12" below a 150w MH. I'm not sure if this is normal but the stalk of the coral is turning greenish while the corallites and polyps are blue. Am I doing something wrong?

[Jester]

maybe its just from stress... I'd check your water parameters, too... I bought a few frags from a guy here on RC and they came in looking nothing like the pics he had sent me... but with a little time (a month or two) they colored right on up to exactly what he showed me... it also could be a different color temp bulb... a coral under a 20K will look different under a 10K or so...

any pics..??? any other SPS corals changing colors on you..??

[gjm258]

Nope, none of the others are changing colors. I got a monti cap, some green slimers and pink birdsnest that are all growing like crazy and look fine.

[twon8]

i think it's likely the ora tort and not the oregon. ive never seen green on a real oregon tort.

[nUgZ]

I agree with Anthony...it sounds more like the ORA Tort. I hope you didn't pay the Oregon Tort price for the ORA...

[gjm258]

I'll post a picture of it this weekend. I also need to check the strontium and magnesium levels.
The price I paid was very fair no matter what the coral is. I just liked the navy blue color of it in her tank.

[nUgZ]

OK good. It's just that around here the Oregon goes for at least twice what the ORA does.

[650-IS350]

Yeah, ORA ones have green hue to the base, main stalk and blue in the branches right.