Same coral two different locations in tank

[Eddie7144]

Hey all was just messing with the gel filters I got pics alittle grainy it's late and lights are heavy blue and low. Could not help but notice the difference in the 2 pc rainbows. the first two pics one is high in the tank the third is in the sand bed. Still not sure where is best to place them.

 

[bobby.w.hodges]

In terms of color, my opinion is that lower par looks better. The higher par turns mine more red, in lower par it gets brighter green/yellow.

 

[C. Eymann]

High PAR PC rainbows generally turn all pink, sometimes with blue tips in really high PAR #s ,
( 400-700) but to get that rainbow coloration its achieved in lower 175-350 ranges from my experience.

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

Yep lower PAR gives it the rainbow effect. Higher PAR just turns it all pink.

 

[NickC]

Here’s mine when I first got it, and now after a couple months of sitting under a 250w metal halide. Not sure what PAR it’s getting, but it’s a lot.

Both pictures look less colorful than real life, but it definitely lost most of the green and gold under the higher lighting. Still a really neat looking coral I think.

 

[NickC]

Weird, not sure why it loaded duplicate photos