diff --git a/osu.Desktop.Tests/Visual/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Desktop.Tests/Visual/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
index 7b458b9224..a0f1162ecb 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.Tests/Visual/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop.Tests/Visual/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
-using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Desktop.Tests.Visual
 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNoteTick.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNoteTick.cs
index 39abbb6b3d..a074715faf 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNoteTick.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNoteTick.cs
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
                     }
                 }
             };
-
-            // Set the default glow
-            AccentColour = Color4.White;
         }
 
         public override Color4 AccentColour
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/HoldNote.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/HoldNote.cs
index ef2e02a791..fc1331551e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/HoldNote.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/HoldNote.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects
             {
                 ret.Add(new HoldNoteTick
                 {
-                    StartTime = t
+                    StartTime = t,
+                    Column = Column
                 });
             }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/HitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/HitExplosion.cs
index ae2a09c67e..c57833c623 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/HitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/HitExplosion.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
@@ -13,31 +16,36 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
         public HitExplosion(DrawableHitObject<ManiaHitObject, ManiaJudgement> judgedObject)
         {
+            bool isTick = judgedObject is DrawableHoldNoteTick;
+
             Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            Size = new Vector2(isTick ? 0.5f : 1);
             FillMode = FillMode.Fit;
 
             BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive;
 
+            Color4 accent = isTick ? Color4.White : judgedObject.AccentColour;
+
             InternalChild = new CircularContainer
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Masking = true,
                 BorderThickness = 1,
-                BorderColour = judgedObject.AccentColour,
+                BorderColour = accent,
                 EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
                 {
                     Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow,
-                    Colour = judgedObject.AccentColour,
+                    Colour = accent,
                     Radius = 10,
                     Hollow = true
                 },
                 Child = inner = new Box
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Colour = judgedObject.AccentColour,
+                    Colour = accent,
                     Alpha = 1,
                     AlwaysPresent = true,
                 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
index aceea7bea3..5697da537e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
-using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;