Amazing change under strong lighting!

[avaneaton2000]

This was my first Paly that I got after my tank had cycled, it was under a 6 bulb t5ho fixture at the bottom of a 30" tall frag tank and slightly shaded. While adapting to my lighting and tank (12" tall with a 4 bulb t5ho tek light fixture) there was a huge change. I will let the pictures do the talking.

Day after I got it (on the right obviously)

Now under actinics

I think it turned out pretty nice.

 

[andy321]

that is a crazy green one do you know what it is called

 

[audio101]

You have more actinic in the second photo or at least your camera does.

 

[avaneaton2000]

Audio: The first is not under actinics and the second is under actinics nine weeks later. I can assure you they did not look anything like they do now when I got them.

Andy: There isn't a name that I am aware of it was a two polyp frag stuck in some egg crate attached to a tiny rock. The picture doesn't do them justice, they literally GLOW.

Just looked on Zoaid.com the closest ones were called "Green Implosion" Link but I personally think this whole name crap is just to charge stupid prices.

 

[flyyyguy]

green implosions

ive seen them get pretty bright green under moderately high light without the actinics even. Under really high light they bleach.

my definintion of high light might be more than most though......

 

[avaneaton2000]

Yea Fly at a LFS I saw some on some egg crate at the top under MH and they were see through neon pink and green. I had to dip them in Lugols while they adjusted to my lighting. In my tank they are about 10" under 96 watts of TekLight T5HO.

 

[KINGJIGGY]

nice paly! I bet you were happy when they changed... How long did it take?

 

[avaneaton2000]

3-4 weeks

 

[MTB]

Wow! They are even naming a common green palythoa now?! When will it stop! I haven't bought any new zoanthids in months because of the stupid prices people charge for a very fast growing coral. Absolutely ridiculous.

Back to topic, that is a great color change. It also shows what can happen to the most plain looking coral in a healthy environment.

 

[avaneaton2000]

MTB, the name game is rediculous, these are plane old green and red palys that have green striations on them. "Green Implosions" come on now!

I guess I can start selling them for $25 a polyp now huh?

 

[ruhyanuff]

I have the same ones except around the edges on mine they are a red to pink color. They love the high light

 

[catfisher]

I have very similar Palys in my reef. I started with 3 about 2 years ago and now have well over 100 of them. I also have some that are platinum in color. I have also found they will start to bleach under strong lighting.

 

[seapug]

I've seen those look drastically different under different lights. I had a bright green one in my first tank with 72 W 50/50 pc lights. I gave a piece to a friend of mine and it looked completely chocolate brown under his banks of VHO flourescent lights from the second he put it in the tank.

IME, the difference between green, purple, pink, orange, blue, red and BROWN usually has more to do with light spectrum than intensity.