Purple Mill Question?

abfleck · 12/16/2010, 08:19 PM

So I got this purple milli SPS frag about three weeks ago from a LFS and had been previously under T5 lights with alot of blue/purple bulbs. I figured that I would test my tank with this frag to see how it would so. Well, the frag is doing great with PE and encrusting growth around frag plug. One other change that I have noticed is that the purple milli, is changing colors to neon green color at the base and encrusting growth areas. Anybody have purples turn to greens before in their tanks? Currently, I have 250 MH 20K XM with VHO actinics.....I dont foresee this being an issue, just wanted to hear other RC members experience with SPS corals changing colors base on different lighting schemes and/or set-ups.

Thanks

AJ

Dustin1300 · 12/18/2010, 08:45 PM

I cant say I've seen purple to green but think depending on the tank and its maturity, lighting, and nutrients colors differentiate a lot from tank to tank.

12/16/2010, 08:19 PM	#1
abfleck Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lake in the Hills, IL Posts: 3,773	Purple Mill Question? So I got this purple milli SPS frag about three weeks ago from a LFS and had been previously under T5 lights with alot of blue/purple bulbs. I figured that I would test my tank with this frag to see how it would so. Well, the frag is doing great with PE and encrusting growth around frag plug. One other change that I have noticed is that the purple milli, is changing colors to neon green color at the base and encrusting growth areas. Anybody have purples turn to greens before in their tanks? Currently, I have 250 MH 20K XM with VHO actinics.....I dont foresee this being an issue, just wanted to hear other RC members experience with SPS corals changing colors base on different lighting schemes and/or set-ups. Thanks AJ __________________ ((((((((((((((((29 Gallon Reef, 10 gallon sump/Fuge, Tunze Nano Skimmer, Precision Marine media reactor, 250 watt MH with XM 20K and two VHO actinics)))))))))))))))))0 Current Tank Info: 29 rr

12/18/2010, 08:45 PM	#2
Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	I cant say I've seen purple to green but think depending on the tank and its maturity, lighting, and nutrients colors differentiate a lot from tank to tank. __________________ INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT

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