Pink palletta and the vinh care, placement tips ?
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I have both.
Had PPT for a LONG time and Vinh since it came out.
PPT is a bit more demanding, needs more NSW ish water parameters and can bleach or die when others might not care. It is not super-hard or anything, but it is also not a super-easy weed.
Vinh is an easy coral. It will be darker with more green with higher building block levels and it can get a nice white and blue contrast with lower N and P. To each their own, but I really like the low building block colors.
I keep both under high light Metal Halide with true full-spectrm and they grow fast and look good. I would get them at least 250 PAR, but 350-400 might be more idea.
Had PPT for a LONG time and Vinh since it came out.
PPT is a bit more demanding, needs more NSW ish water parameters and can bleach or die when others might not care. It is not super-hard or anything, but it is also not a super-easy weed.
Vinh is an easy coral. It will be darker with more green with higher building block levels and it can get a nice white and blue contrast with lower N and P. To each their own, but I really like the low building block colors.
I keep both under high light Metal Halide with true full-spectrm and they grow fast and look good. I would get them at least 250 PAR, but 350-400 might be more idea.
Have both mid level in the tank below Orphek V4's; so about 300 PAR. Medium to heavy flow. Both are healthy and growing.
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My current paletta pink tip is in the upper portion of my tank lit ati t5 fixture and Sb led bar (375-400 Apogee readings). I’ve always kept them high in placement and strong water flow under halides. In general it’s not the fastest grower my current one took 12 months up until one of my point of sale gyres went out I replaced it with two wave pumps now has formed rapidly formed 3 new tips in a matter weeks, but had put a good base early on. As things grew around it (tri-color and milles) flow hardly got to it, just how it worked out the only “exceptional note”. The Vihn is easily satisfied decent light and flow level how much light will yeild different shades of color.
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Big E
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I've had the Paletta pink tip since 2005. It will do best mid tank level, but I really doubt it's that demanding from a light perspective. The pink tips will be longer and more intense with par of 300 or above. I don't use LED so my measurements were under T5.
Flow is more important............give it plenty of flow so it makes a large base and then you'll get a ton of sprouts off that base. It can be slow going at first and look all green and ugly but once the base is in you'll get a ton of colorful sprouts.
Flow is more important............give it plenty of flow so it makes a large base and then you'll get a ton of sprouts off that base. It can be slow going at first and look all green and ugly but once the base is in you'll get a ton of colorful sprouts.
TexasTodd
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I've had the PPT (originally P Green with Pink Tip) in many systems. Always looked good, medium grower. I have a huge colony this time that I got from a trusted local source tank break down. It's all pink though under LED about 300 PAR. Recently added T5 and moved to a lower location hoping for some green. Any ideas?
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