coraline algea

[brady816]

Its looking very bad now. Since i replaced the bulbs the stuff is turning white... How long will it take to turn back to the red color???

 

[Krish]

It could vary Brady, but the color of the coraline all depends on the intensity of the lighting which is where you get all the different shades from so it may not go back to the color it once was, but another color...

 

[matts125]

I changed my lighting from a single 400 15k to dual 400 10ks over my 30'' cube and all my coraline in the intense light turned whitish blue from dark purple, I dont mind though the corals love it and the coraline is still growing like a weed.....

Matt

 

[brady816]

it looks bad now just my thoughts...

 

[mmkeeper]

Did you do a water change and expose it to the air?

 

[brady816]

nope i didnt

 

[reefboy23]

My guess would be the change from 15k to 10k might have cause the change in color.

 

[MikeS]

Most likely it's the increase in intensity that did it...most coralline thrive best in low and/or indirect light conditions...

MikeS