Vivid's rainbow acro

[jackson6745]

Sawdonkey, your colors are on point. Very nice!

 

[sawdonkey]

Sawdonkey, your colors are on point. Very nice!

Thanks, yeah not bad since this is what it looked like just a year ago:

 

[Smite]

I picked up a super browned out frag of this, but I trust the shop so I think its legit. After dipping and dripping I thought I lost it. After 2 weeks I started seeing polyps form. Now it has hints of pigment after another week or two. Hopefully in a 6months to a year I'll have something to look at.

I was told to blast it with par and flow, would you guys agree?

 

[sawdonkey]

I picked up a super browned out frag of this, but I trust the shop so I think its legit. After dipping and dripping I thought I lost it. After 2 weeks I started seeing polyps form. Now it has hints of pigment after another week or two. Hopefully in a 6months to a year I'll have something to look at.

I was told to blast it with par and flow, would you guys agree?

Yes, high light high flow. The coral is notorious for being browned out for a while. Be patient and take care of it. It will be a gem in six months. It won't get full colored until it's mini colony or better sized.

 

[DaveRaz]

Yes, high light high flow. The coral is notorious for being browned out for a while. Be patient and take care of it. It will be a gem in six months. It won't get full colored until it's mini colony or better sized.

Yep. It took months for mine to color up.

 

[sawdonkey]

Feb:

Today:

 

[Apisto]

Good growth and really nice color! But, you look like you're as bad as I am at spacing corals for future growth[emoji1]

 

[sawdonkey]

Good growth and really nice color! But, you look like you're as bad as I am at spacing corals for future growth[emoji1]

Ha! This is a particular bad spot for me. I had no idea these two would be such fast growers. The one to the right is lower so it's not a problem. I recently drew a line one the bases of these two with kalk paste to slow the fighting. I'll also be fragging both pretty frequently to keep them off of each other.

 

[Smite]

Man that thing is really growing for ya! Well done.

 

[Robink]

Looks great!! I have one that was colored up and than I messed with my lighting so it browned on me again. It's a little over a year.
Put the lighting back where it was. Hopefully it will color back up again.

 

[Robink]

Sorry for the cell pics. I have a camera and cannot take a good pic to save my life.

 

[watchguy123]

My vivid rainbow is just starting to really show its potential. I believe it has been in my tank about 10 months, it started as a decent size frag directly from Vivid's aquarium.


Metal halide and t5 shot



Reefbrite XHO blues and t5's

 

[sawdonkey]

My vivid rainbow is just starting to really show its potential. I believe it has been in my tank about 10 months, it started as a decent size frag directly from Vivid's aquarium.


Metal halide and t5 shot



Reefbrite XHO blues and t5's

Very nice! I like the greens and blues you're getting. Mine has been more red/pinkish but since turning my LEDs down, it's showing more blue/green.

 

[sawdonkey]

I'm not sure what has happened in my tank, but my Vivid's Rainbow has shifted colors quite a bit. It has gone from mostly white/red to showing much more blue and green. Quite the welcome change!

 

[JBNY]

Mine is growing pretty good. Coloration is nice up close but it sort of blends in with my coralline when you are further away. Nice acro though.

 

[sawdonkey]

I'll bump this up again. My colony has shifted colors quite a bit but it seems so be staying at its current colors now. A lot of the red has gone away and now it's more green/blue. Here's a macro shot that capture pretty much exactly how I see it with my eyes.

 

[DaveRaz]

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[JBNY]

Update for this coral.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Update for this coral.

:eek: That looks like it's getting way too big... It's gotta be unhealthy to have such a huge colony in your tank...and think of all the real estate you're losing to it...send about half of that to me and I'll take care of it for you... :p;)

 

[cprice]

I still want to get the colors to brighten up a little more. But it's coming along!