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ORA Red Planet Green?


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    nate_newton - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Default ORA Red Planet Green?

    My Red Planet is a deep green. Does this mean it has too much light or not enough?

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    bigbill - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    it should have a green color to it when its healthy
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    nate_newton - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    The polyps are reddish, but the coral is like a christmas tree.

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    bigbill - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Quote Originally Posted by nate_newton View Post
    The polyps are reddish, but the coral is like a christmas tree.
    yea i would slowy move it up if anything what kinda of light and how far under the lights is now pics would help to
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    nate_newton - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigbill View Post
    yea i would slowy move it up if anything what kinda of light and how far under the lights is now pics would help to
    T5's (UVL 454 & Indigo Sun) about 8"s.

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    bigbill - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    yea move it up slow once per week till it gets where u want it but i like the green and and its not un healthy now so its all bup to what u are looking for
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    Here is the top view of my frag and you can see the green base w red polyps. It's growing nice and the polyps are always out. I think it's healthy....

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    nate_newton - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Thanks, I'm going to try a little more light and see what happens.

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    The more light that you give it the more red it will be. Then just the base would be green

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