ORANGE SHERBERT questions (with photos)

[fussoverthis]

Hey guys,
I posted this in the chalice thread, but it kinda got looked over with all the NICE photos in there.

Those of you that have the Orange Sherbert: I have a question. What lighting to you have and how far from the surface to you keep your OS for best color? I used to have 250 SE radiums running on a PFO HQI ballast and got this color near the bottom of the tank (24" from the surface):

Well, I downsized and my tank is 20" deep. I run a DE 150w radium on a magnetic ballast. The OS was about 4" from the surface. This shot doesn't give you the best view of color, but it has darkened up considerably. The OS is the coral in the top middle of the tank to the back, slightly left of center:

While it has grown considerably (over 3" in diameter), I don't get the colors I used to. I'm going to try moving it down some but was wondering what others do so that I can try to get a consensus. I've had this coral for well over a year, never fragged.

Thanks,
Melissa

 

[mpoletti]

Melissa- I have 250 DE pheonix's and my chalices are on my sand bed; so that would be about 28" from the lights. I had the orange sherbert up higher and there was less blue so I moved it down. I will be switching to 20k helios very shortly though. I'm sure there will be a subtle color change.

BTW- Your pics looks great

 

[All Delight]

As a rule of thumb chalices don't like alot of light. But I find that red color morphs do.