Whats the secret to getting PD's so Purple?

[happyface888]

I've seen alot of pics and most of what I see are crazy purple. So whats the secret??? I left mine on the sand bed for sometime and they are brown, but when I shine a moon light on it I can see some purple but its not that intense purple I see in many pictures. Any secrets???

[Timanator]

What kind of light are you running? I have the factory Current USA t5's and they seem to stay purple no matter at the top or bottom of the tank.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/timjing/128a2a46.jpg

[phurst]

Mine show their best purple in shade. When they're directly under the halides, they brown out.

[Pufferpunk]

Mine looked like my avatar in the shade. Not a bad color but I wanted more purple to them. They are now much higher. They look the purplest looking from the top-down.

[happyface888]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13854807#post13854807 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Timanator
What kind of light are you running? I have the factory Current USA t5's and they seem to stay purple no matter at the top or bottom of the tank.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/timjing/128a2a46.jpg

I am running a 250w mh, 20k
And when I first got it, it was purple but after a month it browned out completly. So am I suppose to put it in a shadded area like near the buttom??? or a place like a cave??? And would more light make it grow faster???

I'd like to add, how long will it take for them to unbrown??

[dtpollard]

Mine stay purple in both high and low light.

[Timanator]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13857294#post13857294 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dtpollard
Mine stay purple in both high and low light.


Mine seems to as well. What do you dose in the tank?

[Jeff]

Have you noticed that the most intense purple corals are photographed from the top down? :)

[happyface888]

Ah thats true.
And another note I don't know if this applies to zoas or not but I noticed that t5's brings out more color than halides. Mine is all browned so I'm going to move it around.

And whats the growth rate of these palys?

[Pufferpunk]

I can't argue with the T5 theory! My PDs grow rather quickly. I started with 1 polyp about 18 months ago & probably have around a 50 now.

[integra]

do they like current as well?

[Logzor]

The polyps on mine are still small but they are getting slammed by flow and loving it, not to mention I am seeing lots of new growth.

They are on the bottom of my 90 in some shade showing a deep purple.

I imagine the colony will not be large and expanded due to the flow but the growth should be nice.

[Elite]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13857989#post13857989 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jeff
Have you noticed that the most intense purple corals are photographed from the top down? :)

What he said :) ..

Here is a frag I have. Photos were taken from the top and side

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k60/Elitehvc/Nano%20tank/fragrack.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k60/Elitehvc/Nano%20tank/PD.jpg