Purple Deaths (my new favorite)

cloak · 02/13/2015, 03:54 PM

These things are quite common, but I have a few in the right area I guess and these things are BEAUTIFUL! (starting to "pop")

http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?...&g2_itemId=604

I'm actually in the middle of a water change right now, but I'll try to get a picture of mine later. Party on!

650-IS350 · 02/13/2015, 06:04 PM

The protopalythoa family is one of my favorite polyps from the old school. readily feeds, doesn't get attack by ampipods ( from my experience ), grows to about dime to slightly larger. Color hue can change depending on tank conditions/lighting and placement.

cloak · 02/13/2015, 07:01 PM

Check it!

Tysob44 · 02/14/2015, 01:10 AM

My gf says mine are turning red and I've heard from a well known seller that the well established ones will be red deaths

650-IS350 · 02/14/2015, 07:30 PM

it depends on your lighting.

cloak · 02/18/2015, 02:24 PM

Red Deaths? (not my picture)

650-IS350 · 02/18/2015, 02:55 PM

all I can say is that my old PD's would always change color from vibrant purple ( how most folks know them) to light purple, faded purple, reddish purple, reddish, to brownish depending on tank parameters, lighting scheme and placement in the tank.

cloak · 02/18/2015, 04:26 PM

A product of their environment?

Were all shooting for the same parameters... (sps, LPS, softies)

650-IS350 · 02/18/2015, 05:29 PM

I think this was under either 250MH with 4 t5s or was under Kessil blue tuna. I cannot find my old pics under 8 bulb Tek T5s nor between 14K phoenix, 20K and Ushio. But I can tell you under each one those PDs look damn different.

cloak · 02/19/2015, 02:16 PM

Wow! That's a beautiful little colony.

The framework is also cool btw.

650-IS350 · 02/19/2015, 02:44 PM

I think top pic was with Tek 8 bulb as it should more blue as with that unit I really didn't use a white bulb more combo of attinics/Reds/other light color variant

gt93pony · 02/26/2015, 08:26 AM

Purple Deaths are fairly easy to maintain. I love them.

fitnessitalia · 02/27/2015, 12:03 PM

I had reds and purple
Great Paly!

organism · 02/28/2015, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Tysob44

My gf says mine are turning red and I've heard from a well known seller that the well established ones will be red deaths

Nope... Red deaths in my tank:

Purple deaths in my tank:

cryptic_grower · 03/01/2015, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by organism

Purple deaths in my tank:

Looks great!

euphoricgear · 03/01/2015, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by organism

Nope... Red deaths in my tank:

Purple deaths in my tank:

I'm gonna have to buy a frag of those, when you have them. :-)

organism · 03/07/2015, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cryptic_grower

Looks great!

Thanks! After I started vodka dosing a while ago the color on them and a lot of other palys got really crisp

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Originally Posted by euphoricgear

I'm gonna have to buy a frag of those, when you have them. :-)

Just let me know next time you're in the area and I'll scrape some off my frag rack for you, they started growing on there and it'll give me an excuse to clean it

Hope your colors are popping with the newly fixed light!

CaliCal · 03/18/2015, 03:07 AM

organism, are those 2 under different lighting?

organism · 03/18/2015, 09:50 AM

Same lighting, DIY LED fixture.

saltdiscus · 03/18/2015, 11:19 PM

my tank is 3 month old.can i start doing vodka ?

euphoricgear · 03/18/2015, 11:21 PM

Why dose vodka for zoas?

organism · 03/19/2015, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by saltdiscus

my tank is 3 month old.can i start doing vodka ?

You can start dosing, just make sure to be patient and follow the directions on how to slowly increase the dosage.

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Originally Posted by euphoricgear

Why dose vodka for zoas?

Less nutrients in the water means less brown zooxanthellae algae in your corals, the difference in my zoanthids was pretty significant along with quite a few other corals. When you start dosing the skimmer starts pulling out tons of gunk for weeks from inside your rocks, sandbed, etc that would otherwise just keep sitting there adding nutrients to your tank.

SIR PATRICK · 04/01/2015, 01:42 AM

Just picked up a "blast from the past" purple death frag myself, last weekend.

Always liked them.

02/13/2015, 03:54 PM	#1
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Purple Deaths (my new favorite) These things are quite common, but I have a few in the right area I guess and these things are BEAUTIFUL! (starting to "pop") http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?...&g2_itemId=604 I'm actually in the middle of a water change right now, but I'll try to get a picture of mine later. Party on! Last edited by cloak; 02/13/2015 at 04:04 PM.

02/13/2015, 06:04 PM	#2
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	The protopalythoa family is one of my favorite polyps from the old school. readily feeds, doesn't get attack by ampipods ( from my experience ), grows to about dime to slightly larger. Color hue can change depending on tank conditions/lighting and placement. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

02/13/2015, 07:01 PM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Check it! Last edited by cloak; 02/13/2015 at 07:15 PM.

02/14/2015, 07:30 PM	#5
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	it depends on your lighting. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

02/18/2015, 02:55 PM	#7
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	all I can say is that my old PD's would always change color from vibrant purple ( how most folks know them) to light purple, faded purple, reddish purple, reddish, to brownish depending on tank parameters, lighting scheme and placement in the tank. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

02/14/2015, 01:10 AM	#4
Tysob44 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Fairoaks Posts: 605	My gf says mine are turning red and I've heard from a well known seller that the well established ones will be red deaths

02/18/2015, 02:24 PM	#6
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Red Deaths? (not my picture)

02/18/2015, 04:26 PM	#8
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	A product of their environment? Were all shooting for the same parameters... (sps, LPS, softies)

02/18/2015, 05:29 PM	#9
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	I think this was under either 250MH with 4 t5s or was under Kessil blue tuna. I cannot find my old pics under 8 bulb Tek T5s nor between 14K phoenix, 20K and Ushio. But I can tell you under each one those PDs look damn different. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

02/19/2015, 02:16 PM	#10
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Wow! That's a beautiful little colony. The framework is also cool btw.

02/19/2015, 02:44 PM	#11
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	I think top pic was with Tek 8 bulb as it should more blue as with that unit I really didn't use a white bulb more combo of attinics/Reds/other light color variant __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

02/26/2015, 08:26 AM	#12
gt93pony Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East, TN Posts: 71	Purple Deaths are fairly easy to maintain. I love them.

02/27/2015, 12:03 PM	#13
fitnessitalia Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 163	I had reds and purple Great Paly!

03/18/2015, 03:07 AM	#18
CaliCal Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 54	organism, are those 2 under different lighting?

03/18/2015, 09:50 AM	#19
organism code monkey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: south bay Posts: 6,223	Same lighting, DIY LED fixture. __________________ I don't always grow frags... but when I do, I prefer Dos Acros

03/18/2015, 11:19 PM	#20
saltdiscus Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 32	my tank is 3 month old.can i start doing vodka ?

03/18/2015, 11:21 PM	#21
euphoricgear Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: north hollywood Posts: 3,286	Why dose vodka for zoas?

04/01/2015, 01:42 AM	#23
SIR PATRICK Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,434	Just picked up a "blast from the past" purple death frag myself, last weekend. Always liked them.