color of coral

[edizzle]

I have a 12 gallon nano and everything is going good. However when I buy my coral at the store they look brighter and the colors seem to "pop" really nicely but when they get into my tank the colors "fade" just slightly

. Its not the water quality. Could my lights be going bad

on my 12 gallon aquapod or do I need to does with something other than Cal and Alk?
please help

 

[saltn00b]

what lights are on your tank. what corals in particular are fading?

 

[coraljunkie]

How old are your lights?

 

[edizzle]

I bought a used 12 gallon aquapod from my local FS. had it about 3 months and he said it has ben running about 2.

 

[saltn00b]

i dont know what kind of lighting comes with aquapods. maybe someone else can chime in. hopefully it's PC's and not some junky NOs

 

[rebelprettyboy]

If im right Aquapod has the best light wattage out of all the cubes... Also their Pcs..
What kind of lights do they keep their coral under at the LFS?
Could be parameters, placement in the tank, lights, flow...

 

[rotarymagic]

Get a metalhalide and a 14,000k or 20,000k bulb and you'll have lots of pop.

 

[edizzle]

Where could I get one for the 12g aquapod? How much do they cost?

 

[subielover]

My preference would be a 16.5 inch sunpod with a phoenix 20k bulb, but that size sunpod has been discontinued

The good news is the jbj viper clip-on should work great, it is a 70 watt metal halide. You will have a nice shimmer effect and corals colors will really come out nicely.

 

[coral keeper]

I had a biocube, the corals looked nice, then when I put them in my 28 gallon HQI(which has a 150 watt MH) all the corals colored up so much, I was super surprised!!