I had one of those fiji pink T5's installed a couple years back and found that initially it brought out reds and pinks, but over a period of a few months the real red and pink colors appeared to fade.
But I think in general, polyps in lower nutrient environments tend to be more pastel looking whereas in higher they seem more vibrant. Sometimes one looks better than the other...usually it's the opposite of whatever you end up with that you want.
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In my personal experience to keep the hot pinks in polyps such as Chelseys Strawbery Wines, Pink Zippers, and Sticky Punch they enjoy Higher light with medium to high flow.
I experimented with the S.Wines at the sand bed and over a month of moving them higher and higher they got brighter and more vibrant.
Z and Ps do enjoy more nutrient rich waters, but with that said Im carbon dosing both tanks to help keep nitrates and phosphates at a minimum.
Great topic by the way hope others can chime in!
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