purple gorgonian

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  1. crazy reef love

    crazy reef love Skunk Shrimp

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    Two days ago i got a purple gorgonian. the guy at the saltwater store said it has white polyps. but i didnt really see the actual color because they were under some low actinics. When i put them in my tank i was super excited to add some purplre to my tank. he looked really good until his polyps came out and they are a brown color:confused:. Is it just the actual color or is it shedding, or could it be water chemistrey. somebody tell me why this is. I have two 150 halides 15k on a 55 gallon hard coral reef setup.
     
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    crazy reef love, Mar 4, 2009
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  2. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    Could be the lighting...
     
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  3. 10acrewoods

    10acrewoods Fire Goby

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    are they all brown maybe it is a photo grogan.
     
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  4. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    GIve it some time to get used to your lights it should color up real nice....
     
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  5. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    Bingo, what type of lights was it under and what type of lights do you have? You will notice just about everything "shift" colors under different lighting.
     
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  6. crazy reef love

    crazy reef love Skunk Shrimp

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    It was some 10k halides and five 48 inch t5 actnics
     
    crazy reef love, Mar 5, 2009
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