Purple Monster

[jackson6745]

I have been growing out a purple monster frag that came from a friend, who got it from Copps. I know lineage wise it's a legit piece. This is the first time I have green polyps showing on a PM. In the past I always had all white polyps, now it's a mix of green polyps closer to the base, and white closer to the the tips. This tank is higher nutrient than y previous tanks so that the only reason that I can think of.
Just curious if anyone one else has had green polyps develop on their PM???

A pic from a few weeks ago
IMG_2517 by rich.colombo, on Flickr

 

[Maximus]

Beautiful PM! Which lights do you have it under? I have a pm but mine is real light in color and I attribute it to my ULNS system. I just pulled my nitrate reducing block as I believe it was too effective at reducing nitrates as they always were at 0. I think you could be on to something when you state that your new tank is higher nutrients which could be leading to the color shift on the polyps. I wouldn't change a thing!

 

[lonzoencho]

I have Green "mystery" piece that polyps are blue when first formed and turn a matching green. Im sorry I don't have pictures.

 

[rehab]

I could attest that PM polyps will turn green in high nutrient tank. When I run ULNS my PM polyps are white but now after 3.5 years running my P04 is at 0.1+ the polyps turned green. The base however keep its intense purple color.

 

[reefwiser]

History of the PM.

http://www.reeffarmers.com/article_purplemonsterhistory.htm

 

[James983]

Great read. Thanks reefwiser.

 

[jackson6745]

Beautiful PM! Which lights do you have it under? I have a pm but mine is real light in color and I attribute it to my ULNS system. I just pulled my nitrate reducing block as I believe it was too effective at reducing nitrates as they always were at 0. I think you could be on to something when you state that your new tank is higher nutrients which could be leading to the color shift on the polyps. I wouldn't change a thing!

Under a 400w radium, T5's and blue led reefbrites. My nitrates have been 15-25 for the last 6 months. In older 0 nitrate tanks It was always a pale purple with white polyps.

I could attest that PM polyps will turn green in high nutrient tank. When I run ULNS my PM polyps are white but now after 3.5 years running my P04 is at 0.1+ the polyps turned green. The base however keep its intense purple color.

Awesome, thanks for the info.

 

[reeflover62]

Mine has never had green polyps yet some are white and some look a orange brown color. And 4months ago I went from a warner marine k2 skimmer rated for 300gal to a tunze 9006 that rated for 135gal and maybe skims out a cup a week. I also have more fish and feed heavy and only have a 65gal tank now. I only measure KH so maybe I will pick up a nitrate kit and see the numbers if any.

 

[fatboy40]

sick pm

 

[mr. pluto]

old pic of my colony under halides & VHOs

This has green polyps & swirlies & i got this from 1 person removed from the source

 

[tfp]

I bow down to you purple monster growers! I've never been able keep it alive long enough to grow into a colony!

 

[bogg]

My god how I love the pm its soooo beautiful
I fell the same joy as looking at a cute puppy

 

[tdb320reef]

Mine has never had green polyps yet some are white and some look a orange brown color. And 4months ago I went from a warner marine k2 skimmer rated for 300gal to a tunze 9006 that rated for 135gal and maybe skims out a cup a week. I also have more fish and feed heavy and only have a 65gal tank now. I only measure KH so maybe I will pick up a nitrate kit and see the numbers if any.

Was luckey to get a frag of this one. Had for a couple weeks and starting to encrust. Hopefully mine will be like this in ~5 years

 

[jackson6745]

reeflover and MrPluto, awesome colonies! This coral has become extremely uncommon in my area. I guess not many guys are having success growing it. The nicest pieces I have seen were in former TOTM Kedd many years ago. He had 3 softball size colonies that he grew from frags. His were directly under 250w 10k halides in his 220g tank. For him this coral grew as fast as digitata I was just learning how to keep SPS alive at the time so I didn't understand why his corals grew the way they did.