I always say that you only really need three things to be successful in this hobby: goodwater quality, good水流, and good light. All of those things are pretty involved, but lighting in particular gets a lot of discussion because of the three, it is the most expensive and the thing that is going to most dramatically affect how the fish and corals in your tank will look.
珊瑚在不同程度的不同照明系统下可以不同地染色，但是照明系统也可以极大地影响相同的珊瑚的外观。在线珊瑚的外观很多。图像过饱和吗？这是什么样的照明？在我的水箱里看起来像那样吗？问题列表还在不断。大多数人没有意识到的是，珊瑚的外观大部分与爱好者的照明选择更多，而不是在线珊瑚的形象。
Obviously there are pictures online that look way off, but assuming for a moment that the picture is good, there is a really good chance any coral is going to look very different from tank to tank depending on the light.
I liken lighting to makeup for corals. If ever one needed evidence of the power of makeup, do a search online for movie stars without makeup. It makes a huge difference.Lighting in the reef tankcan alter the look of a coral drastically, so if there is a particular piece that just doesn’t look quite right, it is well within the hobbyist’s power to change the appearance.
The difference in appearance from what one sees online versus what it looks like once in the home system can be cause for concern; however, it does not necessarily have to be a deal-breaker. One might think that the solution to this is to only shop in person for corals, and honestly, when selecting new corals for Tidal Gardens, I try to do that as much as possible. Still, nothing is 100 percent.
我亲自购买了珊瑚，看起来很壮观。特别是一个看起来很特别。它发光的红色和黄色。尤其是黄色吸引了我的眼睛。一个小时后，当它在我的水箱里时，那是……什么都没有。红色并不是棕褐色的颜色，而黄色可能是棕褐色的颜色。如果我看不见这种珊瑚在线景象，我可能对收到的东西感到失望，但事实并非如此。我亲自买了这件作品！幸运的是，我在这里有不同的坦克，并没有花很长时间才能找到一种荧光的颜色组合。
In summary, while there is no sure way to pick out a coral, you do have a great deal of control over what it will look like regardless.
