Ora red planet sps placement

[mxracer761]

Are people having better success with the Ora red planet sps in high light or medium light, with LEDS?

 

[cody0709]

High light, it gets green at base when light is not bright enough

 

[Rob&Gab]

Higher light= Brighter Red less to no green.

Lower light = more Green in the base.

 

[carlpica]

Higher light= Faster growth, no green base
Medium light= Slower growth, green base

 

[Dace]

Higher light= Faster growth, no green base
Medium light= Slower growth, green base

This is most accurate

 

[Rob&Gab]

This is most accurate

IMO thats not entirely True. i Have a Red planet at the Top of the tank getting hit with about 450-500Par,

then i have another Frag that i Fraged at the same time, With a par Reading at about 380-420 and Mid way up both with good flow, The one in the middle is Growing a little Faster, But IMO both same rate as of right now.

 

[rkaragozler]

in my opinion growth and color is determined by your water parameters more then lighting.

 

[mxracer761]

Higher light= Brighter Red less to no green.

Lower light = more Green in the base.

When I put it high it seems to bleach when I move him down mid way in the tank it gets a green base but no red

 

[Rob&Gab]

what % you running your lights at? as well as what type? do you no the PAR levels in your tank? you might be blasting it with too much light. also What do you mean by high? how high are you putting it away froim the lights

 

[Dace]

IMO thats not entirely True. i Have a Red planet at the Top of the tank getting hit with about 450-500Par,

then i have another Frag that i Fraged at the same time, With a par Reading at about 380-420 and Mid way up both with good flow, The one in the middle is Growing a little Faster, But IMO both same rate as of right now.

Rob, if you see my comment merely state that it's the most accurate. Doesn't state it's a fact. There are so many variables to how a coral will look like light, water quality, placement and so on. I,m just merely stating what I've come across in this hobby in other people's tank as well as mine. I've been running Sps tanks for 15 years I know a coral will not look the same in everyone's tank.



Just my 2 cents

 

[mxracer761]

what % you running your lights at? as well as what type? do you no the PAR levels in your tank? you might be blasting it with too much light. also What do you mean by high? how high are you putting it away froim the lights

40% white 100% blue acan lighting 600 series.

 

[Rob&Gab]

tank height? and how high do you have it from the waters surface?

 

[Jhoehlein]

Keep in mind that Red Planet is a tabling Acro, and after enough time it will begin to shade out what's underneath it. Depending on the depth of the tank and power of the lights I would recommend placing it somewhere in the middle to keep it from shading out large swathes of the tank, or off to the side to keep the center open.