How to get my zoos more color

[hexedagain]

I apologize ahead of time if this question has been beat to death.
I have these zoanthids, not a bad blue color, but I would like to get the blue either darker , or a brighter shade of blue. Should I move them closer to the lights, or shade them from the lights, or???
I have them under 175 MH with 130w of actinics.
Thanks for any help in advance.

Here is a picture of them:

 

[2ndThief]

from what I believe I have read is that the closer blue zoas are to the lights the more silver they become and the blue fades and the less or moreso indirect light they receive the better off they are, I could be completely wrong and I would wait for more comments if I were you but this is the information I have picked up on.

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

nice zoas, thanx for sharing...

 

[hexedagain]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9218382#post9218382 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 2ndThief
from what I believe I have read is that the closer blue zoas are to the lights the more silver they become and the blue fades and the less or moreso indirect light they receive the better off they are, I could be completely wrong and I would wait for more comments if I were you but this is the information I have picked up on.

Thanks for the info. Anyone else have any information? Or can anyone confirm this.

 

[jimmy595]

I would move them around, maybe even closer to the light. Iv'e never heard of indirect light for blue zoos. Some blues Ive been told to place low in the tank, others place high. If yours are the zoos that I have (orange rim, powderblue disk, orange mouth) then this is probably as blue as its gettin.

 

[coralfarm123]

That is a nice sized colony. I have the same blues, and they are one of my favorites. I am pretty sure they are a Carribean species. They thrive under high lighting, and good flow. They may get a little bit more vibrant if you move them up, but that color in the picture looks about right. Under the higher light you may also notice the whitish dot in the center a little more.