Brain recovery (gmaquarium)

[dan10342]

Since you asked me a while ago to keep a log. Here is a short log over the course of about 2.5-3 months.

Notice the actually patterns havn't really changed at all. just the actual color.

here is a pic of it in the 18g after a month

a month after being in the 30br.. quite bleached and pale. I was also running powerbrite leds. without the powerbrites... it was literally brown. (the powerbrites enhanced the green a lot) also note: no red at all

2 months later... after fish were added and t5s switched. this was under my full lighting. (no powerbrites)

current actinic shot (no powerbrites)

its still not at full glory yet but it indeed semms to be getting better color wise. which leads me to think its a lower light coral that needs nutrients... not dyed/injected/etc.

 

[GMaquarium]

very nice, thank you for the update. It's a very cool coral. They do like lower light and higher nutrients.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

purty coral :bigeyes:

related reading:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/3/aafeature/view?searchterm=trachyphyllia

 

[mr86mister]

Wow Gary! Fantastic post. I bookmarked that!

 

[dan10342]

Thanks G, and Gary! I also bookmarked the link as well. great reading

One more shot that i took 34 seconds ago. Full lighting scheme on this one:

1 x aquascience 22k
3 x giesemann actinic plus 22k
1 x giesemann pure actinic (purp)
1 x UVL super actinic purp

(mind all the dead flatworms on the sand)