Purple Scroll Coral

[pwoller]

Does anyone have one similar to this? I have always been confused on their lighting and flow needs. How do you get the deep purple color? Any luck getting this color under T5's?

 

[Logzor]

There is a bit too much actinic in that pic to tell exactly but mine is pretty purple on T5 and high flow. I have over 100x turnover and it just loves it.

Here is my tank from awhile ago. The scroll is pretty purple but I am running a lot of blue in that pic!

Also for reference I have a 7 bulb constellation running right on top of the tank. So mid tank is decent. High flow.

So yes, you can get very purple under t5.

 

[pwoller]

Very nice, thanks. The picture I took is only under MH's no actinics. So yours likes high flow, and high light. How deep is your tank?

Love the aquascaping!

 

[Logzor]

Thank you. The tank is a standard 90g so I think it is around 24" deep. As you can see from the picture it is right in the middle.

I used to have this in my 55g under low flow and it turned yellow.

 

[jafish26]

I think scrolls are considered lps I have a about a 1ft by 1ft yellow scroll likes low to medium flow along with the same for light

 

[pwoller]

I would consider them more like LPS, but all of the info I have seen says they are SPS. I have the standard yellow too that does fine in lower light, but I was wondering about the purple scrolls specifically.

 

[kuramura]

I have one that looks like what's in the first picture.
it's at the bottom under 250 Phoenix

 

[MCsaxmaster]

That color has a lot to do with species and genetics. The above photos look to be T. mesenterina, not T. reniformis. T. reniformis are usually yellow or tan. T. mesenterina can be yellow, tan, grayish, and sometimes purpleish.

Also, Turbinaria is a great example of why the terms "sps" and "lps" are utterly useless. If we decide that Turbinaria are "sps" corals and not "lps" corals (or vice versa), does it make sense to change our approach to their husbandry? I think not :lol:

 

[pwoller]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14182706#post14182706 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MCsaxmaster
That color has a lot to do with species and genetics. The above photos look to be T. mesenterina, not T. reniformis. T. reniformis are usually yellow or tan. T. mesenterina can be yellow, tan, grayish, and sometimes purpleish.

Also, Turbinaria is a great example of why the terms "sps" and "lps" are utterly useless. If we decide that Turbinaria are "sps" corals and not "lps" corals (or vice versa), does it make sense to change our approach to their husbandry? I think not :lol:

Great info but that wasn't the question. Its classification would however change what forum I put the question in.

 

[Solarflare8806]

mps

moderate polyp stony lol

 

[MCsaxmaster]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14184645#post14184645 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pwoller
Great info but that wasn't the question. Its classification would however change what forum I put the question in.

Ha, maybe try both

I did think I answered the question though: species and genetics are paramount here. It's usually T. mesenterina that shows off this nice color, and only some of them are capable of being so lovely (genetics).

 

[pwoller]

This was the question.

Does anyone have one similar to this? I have always been confused on their lighting and flow needs. How do you get the deep purple color? Any luck getting this color under T5's?

 

[MCsaxmaster]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14188625#post14188625 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pwoller
This was the question.

Does anyone have one similar to this?

Yes, as above. I've seen them but don't have one.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14188625#post14188625 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pwoller
I have always been confused on their lighting and flow needs.

T. mesenterina is most common on upper fore reef slopes. Modestly bright light and modestly strong water flow is probably best.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14188625#post14188625 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pwoller
How do you get the deep purple color?

Buy one capable of making lots of the pigment(s) responsible for that perceived coloration, and keep it happy.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14188625#post14188625 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pwoller
Any luck getting this color under T5's?

Depending on the particular setup. Without good reflectors, or with dirty bulbs perhaps not, but otherwise sure--that should produce sufficient light to induce pigment production in the coral.

 

[pwoller]

MCsaxmaster- Great, thanks for the info.

 

[4age]

I know this is a really old thread, but I am considering getting one of these corals. what is the growth rate on them and how hardy are they? I have a predominantly lps set up with led lighting