Christmas Favia has dull colors

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GoldeTime

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I got a XMAS favia at ReefStock and lately it's color hasn't been so good since I've added it, a white spot is forming on one corner of the frag and it seems dull. Is there anything I can do to help the color, otherwise it seems okay, I think I've seen a few tentacles when I feed at night. It's in the sand bed under moderate lighting and has some flow. Any tips?

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jda123

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It's only been 2-3 days. Give it some time.

I think that it is probably too soon to tell anything, but what lights did it come from and what lights do you have now.
 
zombie

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GoldeTime;297576 said:
Thanks, it was under LEDs and I have it under several T8's now, I'm switching to T5's this month tho.
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Keep your water quality high and the color should come back. If you can afford the extra, LEDs are well worth the initial investment. I recently switched from T5s to ONYX from Rapid LED. But if you are on a tight budget, I have my old 6 bulb 48" fixture that I would be willing to part for $100
 
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GoldeTime

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Thanks but I think 48" is a bit big for my nano, I found a few LED setups for my nano in my price range, is the Marineland Reef Capable LED any good, the 18"-24" is the one I need.
 
zombie

zombie

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For that price range, you would be better with an evergrow. A lot nire watts for a little less and dimmable with knobs.

The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic graph.
 
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GoldeTime

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I'll check it out thanks!

Ya that's what I'm hoping, its reds are pretty just the greens are dull, under actinic it looks great tho!
 
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its in the emoticons :silentbob:
 
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