How to bring out flourescence in blue coral?

[seerad]

Is there a trick to getting the blue/teal/purple shades of coral to pop/glow? My greens, reds, yellows, pinks, etc look fantastic and I have good growth, but as colors lean towards blue, they lose their fluorescence and just look kind of dull.

Running a pair of Hydra 32s running a modified WWC profile on a 70g tank

 

[Rtaylor]

Is there a trick to getting the blue/teal/purple shades of coral to pop/glow? My greens, reds, yellows, pinks, etc look fantastic and I have good growth, but as colors lean towards blue, they lose their fluorescence and just look kind of dull.

Running a pair of Hydra 32s running a modified WWC profile on a 70g tank

Not all corals fluoresce. Specific proteins cause fluorescence. Fluorescence is actually quite complicated. Here’s an introduction to the concept.

https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/assets/imported/transforms/content-block/UsefulDownloads_Download/8118BFD95AF64935B07A472C1D0AE8FD/The%20Science%20of%20Coral%20Fluorescence%20(Brochure%2014%20pages).pdf

 

[seerad]

Thanks! I’m aware some coral are lacking fluorescence, but the coral I’m speaking of I can see fluorescence in before I purchase and add. It is across the board on all of my coral that shades of blue/purple just look dull and fade into what’s around them and on the same piece of coral that other colors are incredibly bright and fluorescent.

 

[jimmypencil]

Thanks! I’m aware some coral are lacking fluorescence, but the coral I’m speaking of I can see fluorescence in before I purchase and add. It is across the board on all of my coral that shades of blue/purple just look dull and fade into what’s around them and on the same piece of coral that other colors are incredibly bright and fluorescent.

Ever figure this out?