No Lemonade on the Pink Lemonade

[blkhawk10]

My pink lemonade frag that i've had for about 3 months now has no yellow color at all...the tips had a bit when I first got it but as of now it is just a pinkish all around from the skin to the polyps...the corals growing which is a good sign...any idea of what could be wrong with it?

 

[gacolt]

pics?

 

[c_healy]

Where do you have the frag?

May not be getting enough light.

 

[Killer]

Mine gets around 600+ par to get that color.

 

[blkhawk10]

I have it up top in my 29 with a Radion gen 3 pro over the top running at 50%...I can't get a good pic with my iPhone it comes out too blue.

 

[Nomadic1]

I keep mine under t5s. No problem with color at all. I have two colonies. The mother is at the top of the tank and a baby colony at mid level both have same yellow
Coloration.

 

[blkhawk10]

Could it be nitrates? Or a change in flow?

 

[jeremy]

Mine like lots of light to keep yellow.

 

[Keithcorals]

I've grown this coral for years and if it's not yellow it's usually one of two things, not enough light or too much nutrients. The other possibility is a pest like red bugs but yours looks healthy and you said you're getting good growth so thats not likely the problem. Mine seem to color up best in 3-400 par if that helps.

 

[blkhawk10]

I'm going to up the intensity to 55% over three weeks and see what happens.

 

[cultivatedcoral]

The pink lemonade turns green under LED's and yellow under T-5's. I've had it under both and this is what happened.

I'm going to up the intensity to 55% over three weeks and see what happens.

 

[Velodog2]

Nah, mine is under LEDs and it's yellow. I've heard higher intensity makes it yellow rather than green but never tested the theory.

 

[mc-cro]

I agree, intense light, and low nutrients. I have mine aout 8inches down directly under a 250W radium, and its bright yellow

 

[Braves Fan]

I have the same problem with mine :( most likely not enough light, I would say its gets about 300 Par. I have polyp extension that you wouldn't believe though and decent growth, I have a lot of green in mine.

 

[blkhawk10]

I'm pretty sure it was high nutrients, I just did a water change and I'll see how it looks in the next couple weeks.

 

[GlassMunky]

The pink lemonade turns green under LED's and yellow under T-5's. I've had it under both and this is what happened.

In my tanks this is exactly opposite. when i have the pink lemonade under MH/t5 it goes fully green.
Under my Radion Gen2Pros its more yellow than a lemon :)

 

[Keepswiming]

In my tanks this is exactly opposite. when i have the pink lemonade under MH/t5 it goes fully green.
Under my Radion Gen2Pros its more yellow than a lemon :)

Mine is about 10 inches deep under two radions gen2 as well, it is yellow!

 

[-Logzor]

I agree that it probably needs more light, mine is at around 150-200 PAR and just doesn't get the yellow super bright, it gets a really deep yellow. Move it to higher light to get the bright yellow to pop.

 

[FoD]

I need to get a PAR meter to check where mine sits. It is under 8 ATI T5's and ReefBrites, roughly 10" from light. Mine is neon yellow with pink/red polyps. Growth is moderate. I will be adding 2 Kessil 360's soon.

 

[Arron209]

Mine was more green when I had purchased a frag until I put it about 8" under my 6x39w ATI Sunpower. Now it's turning yellow.