Color Comparison

gooch · 05-31-2004, 12:36 PM

The last time Tracy and Sheryl came up they brought along three frags of a coral they got from Bill(Northstar Corals).

I placed them under 10k Ushio 250 watt DE hqi., 250 watt megachrome hqi and 400 radium on an hqi ballast. To be fair I must note that the Ushio bulb is near replacement time so it may have some effect on color.

Bill if you could give me a history on this coral I would appreciate it. It seems to be growing fast.

Here it is under 10k Ushio.

gooch · 05-31-2004, 12:37 PM

Under megachrome.

gooch · 05-31-2004, 12:39 PM

And under 20k radiums. All three of these frags are directly under the bulb listed. The 400 radium frag is closest to the surface. All pictures are top down.

gooch · 05-31-2004, 12:44 PM

Sorry for the picture quality, I will be geting a new lense for my camera. I just want to get better macro shots. But as you can see there is a difference in color under each light. No actinics are used in these pictures. I think it has been about three or four weeks they have been in my system. I actually prefer the look under the megachromes myself. Radiums always seem to make the colors look fake.

Scott

Scott

Jive Turkey · 05-31-2004, 01:39 PM

I like the Radium pic the best.

On HQI the colors don't look fake IMO, but on an electric ballast, well thats another story...

Joe

gooch · 05-31-2004, 01:48 PM

Here is another one that came from one of your club members, Mike McClain.

JnS · 05-31-2004, 03:26 PM

Scott- very nice

I like them all

I got a frag of that from Mike as well, looking nice already

thanks again Mike.

fugucuts · 05-31-2004, 09:24 PM

Like the Megachrome but the Radium is bring out some nice color too. How far down is frag from the Megachrome and the Radium.

fugucuts · 05-31-2004, 09:38 PM

Maybe a little too early to tell but how does the growth compare between the bulbs? Especially interested in the 10 vs 13K

gooch · 05-31-2004, 09:54 PM

All three are growing at about the same pace. Encrusted the base in a few weeks. All are about ten inches below the water and about 20 inches from the bulb maybe more.

SawCJack00 · 06-01-2004, 08:09 AM

Hey Scott, I have to confirm which coral that was then I can fill you in on the details.

Tracy or Sheryl, which one is that one from. You can access my site from this link and let me know:

http://www.northstarcorals.com/SPSpage1.html