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I recently switched from AI Hydra 26HD’s to Radions. I have (3) Gen 4 XR30 pro with an Aquatic Life T5 hybrid light on my 180 gal display and a Gen5 XR15 blue on my small frag tank. My frag tank is plumbed off my return manifold, to keep it stable. My parameters are:
Alk 8.1
Ca 440
Mg 1340
PO4 .17 (little high)
NO3 25
I am running the AB+ schedule with the whites lowered a little. My T5’s run 6 hrs a day. My question is, why would my frags loose some color when placing them in my display? I have great color in the frag tank, then they turn more “pastel” in the display. I have tried to get similar par in both tanks....250 in frag tank, 250-350 in display.
![86E59C1A-B19B-4A8D-8415-0BDEB18426B6.jpeg 86E59C1A-B19B-4A8D-8415-0BDEB18426B6.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/1512/1512402-93757e9f1a9c63492f8fd30f186f0d8e.jpg)
Alk 8.1
Ca 440
Mg 1340
PO4 .17 (little high)
NO3 25
I am running the AB+ schedule with the whites lowered a little. My T5’s run 6 hrs a day. My question is, why would my frags loose some color when placing them in my display? I have great color in the frag tank, then they turn more “pastel” in the display. I have tried to get similar par in both tanks....250 in frag tank, 250-350 in display.
![B905F90E-FADC-4D4B-BE93-E9DDDB6B32DB.jpeg B905F90E-FADC-4D4B-BE93-E9DDDB6B32DB.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/1512/1512397-aee50600bba8f24673a6eb5eb03dfbb1.jpg)
![38693CE4-6F40-4044-BB12-0B873759E6DC.jpeg 38693CE4-6F40-4044-BB12-0B873759E6DC.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/1512/1512398-5b3de2c507328a15953863b559e56ac6.jpg)
![B16615D3-DA16-45CA-BE40-9E535B397D3A.jpeg B16615D3-DA16-45CA-BE40-9E535B397D3A.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/1512/1512400-aa56b23f10e07c30eb2cf38357e4c4bf.jpg)
![AF2653D7-FB57-46DA-B06E-B578114947E3.jpeg AF2653D7-FB57-46DA-B06E-B578114947E3.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/1512/1512401-91981ff493439fec41df7dcc0f1e1ddd.jpg)
![86E59C1A-B19B-4A8D-8415-0BDEB18426B6.jpeg 86E59C1A-B19B-4A8D-8415-0BDEB18426B6.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/1512/1512402-93757e9f1a9c63492f8fd30f186f0d8e.jpg)