Comments on: New ORA Release: Blue Iris Acropora http://reefbuilders.com/2009/09/01/ora-release-blue-iris-acropora/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:23:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike http://reefbuilders.com/2009/09/01/ora-release-blue-iris-acropora/comment-page-1/#comment-6837 Mike Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:33:19 +0000 http://www.reefbuilders.com/?p=9657#comment-6837 I would see it that about 1 month out of the year when the sun rose in just the right spot to get between a couple of trees and through a window, when the tank was over on the south side of the house. Sunlight would zap through in the morning hours, leaving a completely bad ass rainbow shimmer line effect (take that halides!) and yeah the blue corals did look a bit more purple :D I would see it that about 1 month out of the year when the sun rose in just the right spot to get between a couple of trees and through a window, when the tank was over on the south side of the house. Sunlight would zap through in the morning hours, leaving a completely bad ass rainbow shimmer line effect (take that halides!) and yeah the blue corals did look a bit more purple :D

]]> By: Justin http://reefbuilders.com/2009/09/01/ora-release-blue-iris-acropora/comment-page-1/#comment-6830 Justin Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:23:23 +0000 http://www.reefbuilders.com/?p=9657#comment-6830 @Mike I notice this in my Oregon tort looks purple in direct sunlight. I have my tank next to a window with very thick shades. I open them about 1 weekend a month and turn my lights off. @Mike

I notice this in my Oregon tort looks purple in direct sunlight. I have my tank next to a window with very thick shades. I open them about 1 weekend a month and turn my lights off.

]]> By: Mike http://reefbuilders.com/2009/09/01/ora-release-blue-iris-acropora/comment-page-1/#comment-6824 Mike Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:32:30 +0000 http://www.reefbuilders.com/?p=9657#comment-6824 The blue comes from the lack of red pigments that are typically overwashed in your aquarium bulbs I'm guessing. I have a few "blue torts" that when I pull the rocks out for heavy duty fragging, I see they're actually purple in sunlight. Really makes me want to setup a sunlight tube over the tank too if it wasn't for the fact the algae would potentially like it too! The blue comes from the lack of red pigments that are typically overwashed in your aquarium bulbs I'm guessing. I have a few "blue torts" that when I pull the rocks out for heavy duty fragging, I see they're actually purple in sunlight. Really makes me want to setup a sunlight tube over the tank too if it wasn't for the fact the algae would potentially like it too!

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