i picked up a awsome superman frag at the swap and was wonder what kind of conditions people keep them in to keep the intense color. I have a chili pepper monti that doesnt seem to want to color up. share some thoughts on keeping montis.
I find that the Sunset, Rainbow, and Superman monti's like a lot of light to get the nice colors. I keep them under 250watt MH, about 12" down. Same with the chili pepper.
Last edited by BeakerBob; 01-31-2011 at 09:13 PM.
BeakerBob - Past MMMC Club President, current Board Member
I find stable alk and intense lighting to be the biggest factor with most encrusting monties. It is important to acclimate them to the intense lighting slowly.
I find that the Sunset, Rainbow, and Superman monti's like a lot of light to get the nice colors. I keep them under 250watt MH, about 12" down. Same with the chili pepper.
I recently got a rainbow. How much blue do they like?
To get the rich blue i would use a decent amt of light, the spectrum does not matter that much.
I used to get great blues with 10k so blue is not that detrimental.