Hope this doesnt happen to all my Aussies

[I-K@ndY]

I havent seen any discoloration on my aussies. Hopefully it stays that way . I have all of men on the middle of my tank which is getting 6 hrs of MH and 10 hrs of T5 .. Ill post some pics .. Honestly I have gotten more coloration in a week on my rainbow

 

[143gadgets]

I do see lots of hope for the pink ring ones as per RandyO's post..

I hope so I just got one that is very similar to his and it looks amazing.

 

[MarvinsReef]

I hope so I just got one that is very similar to his and it looks amazing.

hehe.. I have an idea which one you got... definitely HOTTTT!

 

[143gadgets]

hehe.. I have an idea which one you got... definitely HOTTTT!

Thanks! I haven't taken any pics of it yet, but I will tonight.

BTW. Did you get my PM?

 

[MarvinsReef]

Thanks! I haven't taken any pics of it yet, but I will tonight.

BTW. Did you get my PM?

cool.. yeah, sorry... you got pm...

 

[Hypertek99]

I have the rainbow aussies and mine haven't changed colors yet. It's actually brighter now. It's been over a month and i have it under 250MH.

 

[MarvinsReef]

I have the rainbow aussies and mine haven't changed colors yet. It's actually brighter now. It's been over a month and i have it under 250MH.

awesome!!! good to know.. you guys have updated shots? and maybe a shot when you first got them...

 

[143gadgets]

I had this one too close to the lights. It lost some color, but it is regaining its color.

Before

After

 

[fishes2889]

WOW that is a big change! Hope it gets back to normal....

 

[143gadgets]

It has definitely gotten darker now that I moved it to the bottom of the tank. I'll post some updated shots as it changes back. I don't thin they like a lot of light.

 

[MarvinsReef]

It has definitely gotten darker now that I moved it to the bottom of the tank. I'll post some updated shots as it changes back. I don't thin they like a lot of light.

IME, all lords I've owned don't like being exposed to too much light... all of mine are moved on the sand bed... having an 18" deep tank does not help.. LoLz...

 

[I-K@ndY]

this is when I got it 8 days ago

Today

 

[MarvinsReef]

I need to get some actinics!!!!

 

[143gadgets]

IME, all lords I've owned don't like being exposed to too much light... all of mine are moved on the sand bed... having an 18" deep tank does not help.. LoLz...

I wish I new that when I first got it. My tank is only 14" tall.

 

[I-K@ndY]

another one 1 week

When I first got it

today

 

[I-K@ndY]

I wish I new that when I first got it. My tank is only 14" tall.

JMHO Aussie's like Intnse light to keep the colors on it.. I have all my Aussies on the middle of the tank and seems to hold better and not that got much brighter colors ..

 

[MarvinsReef]

JMHO Aussie's like Intnse light to keep the colors on it.. I have all my Aussies on the middle of the tank and seems to hold better and not that got much brighter colors ..

let's all help each other out with placement experimentation... let's keep chronological bi-weekly pics of different colored Aussies... personally, I love all the Rainbows and Oranges so I'll be focusing my attention to those guys..

Steve, awesome shots man.. pls keep us posted... I hope they keep their colors man... those are absolutely gorgeous...

Chris, I hope the Orange comes back on that piece...

 

[gflat65]

I've got all of mine pretty high up in an overskimmed (yet allows HA to grow) tank. I'm running 250W DE 14K Phoenix's with VHO's and have them on average around 8" from the water level. I've noticed more good changes than bad. One went from brown to pink (and not an unhealthy pink). The other changes have been much more muted than that, but the colors in the change are really starting to look nice. I have noticed some of my frags have changed color since being moved to the bottom of the tank (mother colonies are still coloring up in most cases). I'll try to get more documentation (i.e. pics).

 

[143gadgets]

Thanks Marvin! I hope ist comes back as well.

Thanks for the info guys. I am gonna attach mine to rocks soon and will move them closer to the lights.

 

[I-K@ndY]

Yeah Chris try that and keep us updated.. I will take some weekly pics of all my aussies but for sure will not put them at the bottom but maybe a little higher with intense light..