Chalice morphing?

[jporter]

I have noticed some weird/neat new coloration pattern in my watermelon chalice. Anyone see this before? Does it have to do with lighting? I recently removed some corals that allows more light to get to this chalice. Still relatively lower light than the rest of the tank sees since it's below an rock cliff. JP

 

[tatuaje08]

I have seen this happen when changing light spectrum and/or intensity.

 

[evolved]

Changes in lighting could cause a color morph, yes.

I'm hung up on the change in (new) growth structure; that's usually due to flow.

 

[zibba]

Yeah, lighting. The OG mummy eye I have went from green to nearly-yellow/green -- great morph and still super happy. Cool to see that change on yours though as it's so drastic from one side to the other.

 

[MBC2012]

My first OM Mummy changed to orange also. I then purchased a second and kept in the shade to keep the green. In my experience light and flow will change ZOA and chalice.

 

[NaClH20NMYVEIN]

It must be going down hill, better give it to me quick!

 

[tatuaje08]

Same thing with mummy and orange. Went from t5 to led.

 

[jporter]

Changes in lighting could cause a color morph, yes.

I'm hung up on the change in (new) growth structure; that's usually due to flow.

Last time I did a bulb change I removed 1 T5 purple/super actinic and replaced them to both actinics. Very subtle change, but that could be the reason. I use the WXM module to change flow through 5-6 profiles daily.

 

[jporter]

It must be going down hill, better give it to me quick!

Ryan, I expected you to be a little more reserved. Something like I need a small clipping to diagnose. You're hilarious!