Leptastrea question

[Snprhed]

I bought a LE Leptastrea that was blue with green centers. It came in pretty brown with green centers. Do these take time to color up?

 

[Sheol]

It could be like one of my Favia that had great color in the LFS tank, then browned out in mine, than changed color again. Its quite pretty now. Since that IS a favid, just wait & watch. Also, what lights are you using compared to those of your source?

Matthew

 

[Snprhed]

I believe it came from a 250 w MH at 12K, I have it under T5's
312 watts at about 12Kish

 

[akindbro4u]

I have found that they don't generally ship well, and blues, and reds are the first color to go when stressed. Give him a few days, and I bet he will be great. I would try feeding him heavy on fatty foods, ie.....oyster eggs, or rods food for a few days. I think it colors they up faster. Could just be the way they are i wouldn't know, as thats how I always treat new member. Spoil them in the beginning. I think i makes them comfortable.

 

[akindbro4u]

you don't have it under the 800 MH? listed in your sig?

 

[Snprhed]

No, I need to change that, I don't even have that tank set up anymore.

 

[akindbro4u]

I have had better results with MH, but that is a hot debate on here. I may color up. Give it a few then move it up if it dosn't.

 

[Snprhed]

I didn't think Leptastrea were a high light species. I have it in a darker area of the tank currently.

 

[stunreefer]

I always kept my Leptatrea under "medium" light.....about 10" under a 250w DE MH.

 

[Justin74]

LE? Who's limited edition?

It is in the family Faviidae, but so delicately different :inlove:
These corals do best when put in moderate to low lighting. More important than lighting though is flow. They love a good alternating current, and is the best medicine for getting them to spread their wings. They definately can take a few days to acclimate to their new environment, but when you see their tenticles out you can be assured your on the right path, as they are suppose to be open 24/7 when in good health.

Assuming everything is dialed in and the Lep is happy, you should notice some color shifts every week, after about a month though is when it settles in to it's final color, unless you decide to move it.

-Justin

 

[Justin74]

Btw, 4 morphs of mine are in direct light but on the bottom, the other 4 are under a ledge shaded from direct light, recieving only indirect and refracted light. The ones that are shaded have the best coloration

-Justin