I have a coral color issue.

[jasno999]

FOr soem reason everyhting that I put in my tank turns into a light pinkish sort of color. Granted some of the corals that I have are naturally this color but others that are supposed to be blue or green al lturn pinkish.

I can't figure out what it is. I can only assume it is my lighting but still others I talk to don't have the same problems and they have less or similay lighthing. I need help.


My tank is this:

-10 gallon tank
-1 bio-sheel filter
-10-15 lbs of live rock (i forget)
-Few pounds of live sand
-Corlife 96 Watt power quad light fixture (w/ 10K bulb)

Live stock:
- 1 damsel (4-stripe)
- 1 Brittle star
- 2 Red leg hermits
- 2 blue leg hermits
- A bunch of naseriuth snails
- A mexican turbo snail
- 1 bubble coral
- 1 Zenia (pulsing) - now split into 3 seperate stalks.
- 1 Leather coral
- Several sand polyups (red and green)
- 1 trumpet coral with 5 heads (is supposed to be blue outer and green inner)
- 1 rock with several mushrooms that were supposed ot be green

The leather and zenia are pink naturally. However the mushroom and the trumpet corals where supposed to have some nice color. As soon as they were added to the tank they turned a redish or pinkis color. It seems liek the only coral able to maintain its color in my tank are polyups.

I can't figure out what it is but I suspect the light. I think I have enough light and that is nto the issue but maybe it is the type of light. Maybe the power compact jsut does not give off what is needed. My guess is that maybe the PC does nto put out any UV radiation- therfore the corals lose the protective UV coat that they have which protects them yst also gives them their nice coloring.

COuld that be the case?

If so what can I do to get the color back (I really don't want to go out and burchase a metal halid bulb and hood if I don't have to)

Let me know what oyu all think.