Green toadstool frag losing its color?

[randt122]

Hello. I recently purchased a small frag(about 1") of so called Tyree's LE green sarco from a fellow reefer. The toadstool seems to be doing fine, its polyps extended and all but it seems to lose its color when its polyps are fully extended. I only see a tint of green when the coral is shrivelled up during night. It's under 2 18w 50/50 power compacts in nc6. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Duds]

at night you are supposed to barely see any green thts the way its suppose to be
Duds

 

[randt122]

Shouldn't the green toadstool look like this?

Mine is like that except it's missing GREEN color.

 

[randt122]

The frag was originally purchased from Armando. I don't think it's a regular toadsthool but it seems very strange seeing the extended polyps looking just like regular toadstool.

 

[Scuba_Dave]

Polyps will change color based on lighting
I had mine too close to MH & they turned brown
I moved them into "shade" and they greened back up
Possibly you have "less" light then what they were used to & have changed color?

 

[smcnally]

Polyps will change color based on lighting...
...Possibly you have "less" light then what they were used to & have changed color?

I agree. You are only running two 18W bulbs. I understand you have a nano, but you are also only using 18W of "effective" light (the actinic helps it look better but doesn't help in growth much). I know toadstools don't require much light, but if they are used to a high light tank, they won't be happy in a low light tank until after they adjust.

 

[randt122]

I placed the coral on very top. It seems very happy with fully extended polyps. Is it possible that it might regain its color after a few weeks? Can it be that it's getting too much light? I mean I know it's pc light but since it's placed on very top, it might get too much light. Here's a pic of the actual frag.