Sick GSP?

[rncarter]

Recently bought this rock with green star polyps but now that the polyps are out they are brown not green, is it sick ?

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

No, i think your light is probably bad.

 

[22engine]

It is green star right. Cause it kinda looks like my purple star polyps

 

[rncarter]

It is green start polyps

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

What lights do you have?

 

[Mrc8858]

When you get that Brown look it tends to be due to lack of sufficient lighting. Like Nu-nu said what kind if lighting do you have?

 

[rncarter]

I have it in a biocube...

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Really?? Wow thats odd. Where is its placement?

 

[Jake337]

The same thing happened to my Gsp Frag. Good thing I just ordered a brand new light strong enough for corals.

 

[danbstrong]

The same thing happened to my Gsp Frag. Good thing I just ordered a brand new light strong enough for corals.

Id check light and alk low on either can cause color loss

 

[rncarter]

I went back to LFS and the rock try sold me from is brown as well. I bought it a day after it came off truck from wholesaler

 

[bioteacher]

Mine have always looked brownish-green. Never a real bright green. Interestingly enough, I went through a period of time where my salinity was way too high because of a crappy hydrometer, and when the water conditions were really bad they looked almost fluorescent green. Once I corrected the issue they went back to a happy brown-green. I think that they might just have some variation. Maybe different species or sub species from different locations around the world.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

I went back to LFS and the rock try sold me from is brown as well. I bought it a day after it came off truck from wholesaler

*sigh* like i asked before what is your light and placement??? Do you not know??

 

[Mrc8858]

*sigh* like i asked before what is your light and placement??? Do you not know??

I know right lol

 

[rncarter]

I know right lol

I use the standard lights in a biocube and the polyps are about 15inches from light

 

[rncarter]

I know right lol

I also have other green star polyp that is green that was in the tank before this new piece

 

[Mrc8858]

Pc lighting? If so that's on the very low end for corals. They have upgrades which allow for better lighting.. convict has a few BC threads and would be more then happy to help you out I'm sure.

 

[Mrc8858]

I also have other green star polyp that is green that was in the tank before this new piece

It could be the polyps since you can get different shades/colors of gsp but I bet if you had better lighting you would still see a lot more color out of them.