Colony is roughly 50 polyps...Beautiful piece....It's not on the website yet so PM if you are interested.
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This one of kind Tye-Dyed acan looks like Jerrry Garcias personal canvas.
Colony is roughly 50 polyps...Beautiful piece....It's not on the website yet so PM if you are interested.
Colony is roughly 50 polyps...Beautiful piece....It's not on the website yet so PM if you are interested.
Fragging?
We'll be cutting a few frags from this colony this week. Frags are $75 per polyp. Send me a PM if interested.
how long have had it and what kind of lighting it under?would hate to buy and have it lose all its color
Word is they lose color under MH and do best under T5HO bulbs... This was told to me from former sponsors that used to sell rainbows...
That aside, BEAUTIFUL pieces there!
That aside, BEAUTIFUL pieces there!
Most rainbow acans need to be shaded under MH light... they often turn red. Keep them under a ledge and they should be fine. I've talked to numerous acan dealers about rainbows turning red
why only mh?are you saying t5s dont put out as much light as mh?
bump for one of the best acans i have seen.
bump for one of the best acans i have seen.
shaded when under halides he probably meant. Colorwise, T5s on the blue side are great.
there should be no confusion on what I said. I did not mention t5 at all..
Most acans need to be shaded under mh, I guess I could as when under mh.
The thing is when most ppl have them under mh, the mh is very close to them and the bulbs are not as blue, even 14k and 20k. T5 allows for much "cooler" colors
Most acans need to be shaded under mh, I guess I could as when under mh.
The thing is when most ppl have them under mh, the mh is very close to them and the bulbs are not as blue, even 14k and 20k. T5 allows for much "cooler" colors
i sware this website is like porn!
QUOTE (SpankythePyro @ Sep 9 2009, 06:16 PM) 
there should be no confusion on what I said. I did not mention t5 at all..
Most acans need to be shaded under mh, I guess I could as when under mh.
The thing is when most ppl have them under mh, the mh is very close to them and the bulbs are not as blue, even 14k and 20k. T5 allows for much "cooler" colors
Most acans need to be shaded under mh, I guess I could as when under mh.
The thing is when most ppl have them under mh, the mh is very close to them and the bulbs are not as blue, even 14k and 20k. T5 allows for much "cooler" colors
T5s can do same as mh with acans..Too much light with acans= chance of turning red or bleaching period.
hence him saying, keep them in shady areas!
QUOTE (BobbyL1212 @ Sep 9 2009, 06:35 PM)
hence him saying, keep them in shady areas!
said under mh. should be in shaded area if under high light no matter if mh or t5s
Ok let me explain this in more detail. I should have done it from the start though.
The reason rainbow acans are acans is because they utilize on the blue/violet part of the spectrum, the colors they do not use are reflected in their tissue coloration.
The reason why T5 will often not cause them to turn red, while MH will is because of the spectrums that the bulbs are running at. You look at most T5 setups and they are running bulbs that give off color predominantly in the blue/violet spectrum. These bulbs give off very little green, yellow, orange, red. Hence the acan does not absorb those colors as much, not absorbing those colors means it is REFLECTING them.
Now if you look at MH bulbs, doesn't matter what wattage. You look at their spectrum analysis, yes they do have alot of blue/violet but they are also have much more green, yellow, orange, and red than blue T5's. This means that not only is the acan absorbing the blue/violet but the rest of the spectrum as well. The hardest to utilize of the spectrum is the red portion, which is why it is reflected. This causes the acan to turn red and lose the rest of its rainbow colors.
If there is any confusion please let me know.
The reason rainbow acans are acans is because they utilize on the blue/violet part of the spectrum, the colors they do not use are reflected in their tissue coloration.
The reason why T5 will often not cause them to turn red, while MH will is because of the spectrums that the bulbs are running at. You look at most T5 setups and they are running bulbs that give off color predominantly in the blue/violet spectrum. These bulbs give off very little green, yellow, orange, red. Hence the acan does not absorb those colors as much, not absorbing those colors means it is REFLECTING them.
Now if you look at MH bulbs, doesn't matter what wattage. You look at their spectrum analysis, yes they do have alot of blue/violet but they are also have much more green, yellow, orange, and red than blue T5's. This means that not only is the acan absorbing the blue/violet but the rest of the spectrum as well. The hardest to utilize of the spectrum is the red portion, which is why it is reflected. This causes the acan to turn red and lose the rest of its rainbow colors.
If there is any confusion please let me know.
Good info was just trying to say that can bleach or have a acan turn red under t5s.It just may not be as common 
Yea its usually not as common, and when it does happen someone usually have a Fiji Purple/Pink or a couple daylight bulbs. Its all about your spectrum really, which is what makes finding the perfect lighting such a headache sometimes 
QUOTE (SpankythePyro @ Sep 9 2009, 05:58 PM)
Ok let me explain this in more detail. I should have done it from the start though.
The reason rainbow acans are acans is because they utilize on the blue/violet part of the spectrum, the colors they do not use are reflected in their tissue coloration.
The reason why T5 will often not cause them to turn red, while MH will is because of the spectrums that the bulbs are running at. You look at most T5 setups and they are running bulbs that give off color predominantly in the blue/violet spectrum. These bulbs give off very little green, yellow, orange, red. Hence the acan does not absorb those colors as much, not absorbing those colors means it is REFLECTING them.
Now if you look at MH bulbs, doesn't matter what wattage. You look at their spectrum analysis, yes they do have alot of blue/violet but they are also have much more green, yellow, orange, and red than blue T5's. This means that not only is the acan absorbing the blue/violet but the rest of the spectrum as well. The hardest to utilize of the spectrum is the red portion, which is why it is reflected. This causes the acan to turn red and lose the rest of its rainbow colors.
If there is any confusion please let me know.
The reason rainbow acans are acans is because they utilize on the blue/violet part of the spectrum, the colors they do not use are reflected in their tissue coloration.
The reason why T5 will often not cause them to turn red, while MH will is because of the spectrums that the bulbs are running at. You look at most T5 setups and they are running bulbs that give off color predominantly in the blue/violet spectrum. These bulbs give off very little green, yellow, orange, red. Hence the acan does not absorb those colors as much, not absorbing those colors means it is REFLECTING them.
Now if you look at MH bulbs, doesn't matter what wattage. You look at their spectrum analysis, yes they do have alot of blue/violet but they are also have much more green, yellow, orange, and red than blue T5's. This means that not only is the acan absorbing the blue/violet but the rest of the spectrum as well. The hardest to utilize of the spectrum is the red portion, which is why it is reflected. This causes the acan to turn red and lose the rest of its rainbow colors.
If there is any confusion please let me know.
Nice post. Very informative. One question. How would PC lighting affect acans like these?
Thanks
QUOTE (Reefers @ Sep 4 2009, 09:26 PM)
This one of kind Tye-Dyed acan looks like Jerrry Garcias personal canvas.
Colony is roughly 50 polyps...Beautiful piece....It's not on the website yet so PM if you are interested.
Colony is roughly 50 polyps...Beautiful piece....It's not on the website yet so PM if you are interested.
Wow....! Its Beautifully colored I wish I had a piece...
QUOTE (wipndry @ Sep 9 2009, 08:35 PM)
Nice post. Very informative. One question. How would PC lighting affect acans like these?
Thanks
Thanks
Thanks! I realized their is a typo in there. "The reason rainbow acans are acans" just replace the second acans with rainbow instead.
I have not looked at PC lighting because generally it doesn't give out the amount of par/lux that is usually required by more photosynthetic corals. If you could get me a light sprectrum analysis I could look at that. But its not just about the spectrum again, its also about the amount of par the bulb gives off.
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