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Old 10-21-2009, 04:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Blasto turned NEON

i got a blastomussa from the LFS about 3 months ago when i got it it was red and green
alot like this
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now it has turned NEON green and pink and is almost transparent on the outer portions.
what is going on?

i can also add that it was under a 400w halide when i bought it and since then it has been under 54w of T5
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Old 10-21-2009, 06:41 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Blasto turned NEON

Do you mean one 54w T5? To get equivalent lighting you would probably need four to six 54w T5s?
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Old 10-21-2009, 06:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Blasto turned NEON

im pretty sure it is 54w total it is a Glo T5HO 24 inch fixture with one power glo and one marine glo bulb
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Old 10-21-2009, 07:40 PM   #4 (permalink)
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here is what it looks like
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Default Re: Blasto turned NEON

radioactive?
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Default Re: Blasto turned NEON

Looks like its bleaching out on you.
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Default Re: Blasto turned NEON

ive moved it to the sand bed so it will get less light hoping it will come back
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