Color more dull than anticipated.

[Newreeflady]

I rec'd an anemone from the DD a week ago. I thought maybe it'd color up like in your pic, but it hasn't. I am pretty disappointed in the coloration of the nem in my tank... I have 10k light (14k megachrome coral bulb on PFO HQI ballast) and actinic supplementation. . .

All of the other DD stuff I've gotten has been true to color for me including a blue open brain and green elegance. I am wondering what might be the problem with the dullness of this nem. Can someone contact me?

Thanks,
Angela

[dfs/la2]

Newreeflady,

Thank you for your post. We apologize for your dissatisfaction with the coloration for the Rose Bubble Tip Anemone. The lighting in our Aquacultured Coral and Marine Life (http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=377) facility is 400 watt Ice Cap Metal Halides, which may account for any color variations you are experiencing. There also might be a difference in how high in your aquarium this anemone is compared to how it was housed in our facility.

Please contact our Live Aquaria Department at 1-800-334-3699. We would be happy to discuss this with you.

Tina
LiveAquaria (http://www.liveaquaria.com)
Drs. Foster and Smith (http://www.drsfostersmith.com)

[fittiger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12991830#post12991830 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Newreeflady
I rec'd an anemone from the DD a week ago. I thought maybe it'd color up like in your pic, but it hasn't. I am pretty disappointed in the coloration of the nem in my tank... I have 10k light (14k megachrome coral bulb on PFO HQI ballast) and actinic supplementation. . .

All of the other DD stuff I've gotten has been true to color for me including a blue open brain and green elegance. I am wondering what might be the problem with the dullness of this nem. Can someone contact me?

Thanks,
Angela

You have 10k spectrum with a 14k megachrome bulb + actinics? How does that work?

[Newreeflady]

Well, the 14k megachrome was measured by Sanjay as a little above 10k on my ballast.

I am not taking into account the actinic. I have no idea what they change the spectrum to.

-A