ORA Red Planet Acro turning green

NikeLV · 08/15/2012, 12:16 AM

Hey everybody! I bought a Red Planet Acro about 4 months ago and its color is super green. Almost the whole body is green with barely any red. 3 months ago, it got STN and I had to cut off the living area which was about 1/3 in. tall. So far, it has been encrusting on rock but no upward growth. I have 250w 20k Radiums and 1x Koralia 4 and 1x Mp40w. Calc & Alk is stable.
Why is my Red Planet Acro turning green when it used to be red/green?

MBIETZ · 08/15/2012, 12:35 AM

With red planet the lower the light the greener and higher light makes it more red. Acros need a well encrusted base before they start any upwards growth once it has established a good base you will get vertical grow red planet is also a tabling acro so a larger base is needed to support it.

Bdial · 08/15/2012, 06:24 AM

I have the same problem. Mine turned a magnificent green. Then started to Stn. I'll move it up and see if it turns red.

NikeLV · 08/16/2012, 01:32 AM

but I have the Red Planet on the very top level, middle of the tank, indirectly under 250w Radiums

ridetheducati · 08/16/2012, 04:53 PM

How old are the Radiums? Replace after 6 - 9 months.

bubonic · 08/16/2012, 05:08 PM

My buddy fragged me a piece awhile ago and it took about a month to start turning red. Mine was the same super green but no red. Once it encrusted the plug it started to turn

NikeLV · 08/17/2012, 12:08 AM

ridetheducati - the radiums are about 2 months old
bubonic - I've had the red planet acro for about 4 months now and it isn't on a frag plug. I glued it directly on my live rock and it is decently encrusted, just green.

Peter Eichler · 08/17/2012, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ridetheducati

How old are the Radiums? Replace after 6 - 9 months.

So many people seem to have the belief that all radiums need to be changed every 6-9 months... 250w radiums easily last a year, 400 watt radiums need to be changed more often to not lose a ton of intensity due to them being overdriver by the ballasts we use.

Peter Eichler · 08/17/2012, 12:21 AM

I would suspect once it grows more upward you'll see more red. What are your phospate levels and what do you use to test them?

HHN · 08/17/2018, 09:46 PM

I have the same problem. I got a small 1 inch frag from a friend. It started to encrust a bit after about 5 weeks. It was then that I decided to crank up my lights a bit. I have Radion g2 Xr30 pros on AB+ program where the intensity of each point was about 40 %. It was only when I increased the intensity to about 60 % that it started to turn green; which contradicts a bit the theory that more intense lights bring out the green. What am I missing? Great PE. Alk-8.3, Calc-410, Mag-1300, Ph-0.03 and N-10. Nothing else has changed other than I started adding a bit of amino acids.

rvareef · 08/18/2018, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HHN

I have the same problem. I got a small 1 inch frag from a friend. It started to encrust a bit after about 5 weeks. It was then that I decided to crank up my lights a bit. I have Radion g2 Xr30 pros on AB+ program where the intensity of each point was about 40 %. It was only when I increased the intensity to about 60 % that it started to turn green; which contradicts a bit the theory that more intense lights bring out the green. What am I missing? Great PE. Alk-8.3, Calc-410, Mag-1300, Ph-0.03 and N-10. Nothing else has changed other than I started adding a bit of amino acids.

a lot of acros will go green before getting their mature colors

HHN · 08/29/2018, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rvareef

a lot of acros will go green before getting their mature colors

Good to know...actually having it happen now with a PC Rainbow. Both look healthy. Thanks

08/15/2012, 12:16 AM	#1
NikeLV Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 208	ORA Red Planet Acro turning green Hey everybody! I bought a Red Planet Acro about 4 months ago and its color is super green. Almost the whole body is green with barely any red. 3 months ago, it got STN and I had to cut off the living area which was about 1/3 in. tall. So far, it has been encrusting on rock but no upward growth. I have 250w 20k Radiums and 1x Koralia 4 and 1x Mp40w. Calc & Alk is stable. Why is my Red Planet Acro turning green when it used to be red/green?

08/15/2012, 06:24 AM	#3
Bdial Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Huntington, wv Posts: 675	I have the same problem. Mine turned a magnificent green. Then started to Stn. I'll move it up and see if it turns red. __________________ Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good. Haste makes waste. WINTER IS COMING

08/16/2012, 04:53 PM	#5
ridetheducati 20 and Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Bowie, MD Posts: 2,968	How old are the Radiums? Replace after 6 - 9 months. __________________ "Send more paramedics" Current Tank Info: 300g DD, SPS dominated, Apex, Tunze 6125s, ATB 1050, 400w MH, and Geo 618 Ca Reactor

08/17/2018, 09:46 PM	#10
HHN Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 26	Similar I have the same problem. I got a small 1 inch frag from a friend. It started to encrust a bit after about 5 weeks. It was then that I decided to crank up my lights a bit. I have Radion g2 Xr30 pros on AB+ program where the intensity of each point was about 40 %. It was only when I increased the intensity to about 60 % that it started to turn green; which contradicts a bit the theory that more intense lights bring out the green. What am I missing? Great PE. Alk-8.3, Calc-410, Mag-1300, Ph-0.03 and N-10. Nothing else has changed other than I started adding a bit of amino acids.

08/15/2012, 12:35 AM	#2
MBIETZ Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chico CA Posts: 421	With red planet the lower the light the greener and higher light makes it more red. Acros need a well encrusted base before they start any upwards growth once it has established a good base you will get vertical grow red planet is also a tabling acro so a larger base is needed to support it.

08/16/2012, 01:32 AM	#4
NikeLV Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 208	but I have the Red Planet on the very top level, middle of the tank, indirectly under 250w Radiums

08/16/2012, 05:08 PM	#6
bubonic Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 27	My buddy fragged me a piece awhile ago and it took about a month to start turning red. Mine was the same super green but no red. Once it encrusted the plug it started to turn

08/17/2012, 12:08 AM	#7
NikeLV Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 208	ridetheducati - the radiums are about 2 months old bubonic - I've had the red planet acro for about 4 months now and it isn't on a frag plug. I glued it directly on my live rock and it is decently encrusted, just green.

08/17/2012, 12:21 AM	#9
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	I would suspect once it grows more upward you'll see more red. What are your phospate levels and what do you use to test them?