Same coral two different locations in tank

Eddie7144 · Jun 12, 2020

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 · Jun 12, 2020

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 · Jun 12, 2020

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 · Jun 13, 2020

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

NickC · Jun 13, 2020

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.