Polyps Not So Bright Anymore

[reeflover7826]

So I bought a couple of frags from my LFS picked up some Eagle Eyes, Atomic Greens and Triple reds. They had real brilliant beautiful colors and about after a week in my tank the colors started fading I think its my lighting cycle or the watts my actinics give out, but I'm not sure. Maybe I need to leave my actinics on longer or maybe its because there only 24watt t8's? Maybe more actinic and less MH? Ive herd of people having there actinics on for 20 hours and MH's for 6. The corals look healthy other than color issue and are growing new polyps, my hard corals still look good, color and growth.

Heres what I got:
55 Gallon AGA Downgraded to 10 Gallon Sump(no fuge)
2x175w 20k XM bulbs 2:00 pm- 10: pm
2x48" 24w T8 Actinics 12:00 pm - 12:00 am

 

[650-IS350]

How deep is your tank?
Might want to switch to HO T5's for attinics?

 

[hovhanh]

I'd shorten your MH photo period to 6 hrs. Too much light tires out coral. They need time to recover.

 

[zoadude]

how about a water change? That helps my zoas after they start looking kind of faded and not opening as full.

 

[reeflover7826]

So what would go best with my 175w 20k's 48" vho or ho? 03 actinic or super actinic?