This was my fear of going to LED from T5 :(

[spsnuts]

Meant compare to yours

 

[spsnuts]

When I started out I use to send the water AQUARIUM WATER TESTING I think they are now owned by aquamedic

 

[Jonreefer]

I am not even considering that. Lol I have had soooo many acans in all my tanks over the years in poor water great water and they all kept there color. I never had one shift like this till led.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

I am not even considering that. Lol I have had soooo many acans in all my tanks over the years in poor water great water and they all kept there color. I never had one shift like this till led.

Also, this is a common problem with LEDs. I love my LEDs, but everyone I know that keeps awesome acans have t5s or run a combo of LEDs and t5s.

 

[Pete polyp]

Well I would love to find the exact cause. (this is why I was asking what in the water to look for).... But, changing out the 12k bulb has made a difference. A few have had some green and yellow start to show up

 

[spsnuts]

I am not even considering that. Lol I have had soooo many acans in all my tanks over the years in poor water great water and they all kept there color. I never had one shift like this till led.

I'm trying to help. If you think it's the light then maybe start moving it in different depths and see if it makes a difference good luck

 

[ReeferBean]

I'm trying to help. If you think it's the light then maybe start moving it in different depths and see if it makes a difference good luck

I also agree with sps I've seen acans do the switch to orange / red from rainbows under a variety of lighting so its worth looking into anyway.

 

[Lonelyreef]

I'm not in the bit of bashing a light but if you really care about color and not controllability and saving energy t5 and mh is where it's at.

 

[Pete polyp]

I also agree with sps I've seen acans do the switch to orange / red from rainbows under a variety of lighting so its worth looking into anyway.

Me too... I would like to figure out how to get those original colors back out of them.... As I said earlier... The area that's shaded will normally still have the rainbow coloration.

 

[Pete polyp]

Here's what happened to mine
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[-Logzor]

To keep acan color under LED they need to be under less than 60 PAR. So very indirect in the shade.

 

[Pete polyp]

To keep acan color under LED they need to be under less than 60 PAR. So very indirect in the shade.

6 bulb t5 on a 29 gallon..... Probably My issue!
I think my par is 60 2"in my sandbed lol

 

[Lonelyreef]

My acans love light i ha e them in 250 par on the sandbed fully expa ded and ni ce green and whites great colors usually

 

[Pete polyp]

This one hasn't lost its green....

 

[Gwitness]

So would it be better go LED s with t5 supplement or vice versa?? Or would it not be a big difference?

 

[Lonelyreef]

Exactly. I think in most cases ita more a fresh cut colony. Theres plenty of nice acans kept under high par. Leds maybe not

 

[Gwitness]

My acros have here polyps out all day every day under my radions but i feel like the color is lacking... Not sure if its LEDs or one of the other million things it could be haha

 

[bmac16]

I think the post earlier about you parameters was not knocking you about your water quality but just saying that you have a totally different system and parameters that could cause a color shift, which is my opinion also. I have received an all red acan colony from a friend that colored up to rainbow acan under leds

Was solid red

 

[Jonreefer]

I have green and purple stripe acans and they keep the green. It seems to be the rainbows that have the biggest color shift. I would never go back to mh. Couldn't pay me to. T5 I could always liked them.

 

[Pete polyp]

I think the post earlier about you parameters was not knocking you about your water quality but just saying that you have a totally different system and parameters that could cause a color shift, which is my opinion also. I have received an all red acan colony from a friend that colored up to rainbow acan under leds

Was solid red

Looks like your only pulling rainbow colors on the shaded areas also