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11/22/2008, 07:48 PM
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Is this SPS bleaching?
I posted a pic of the close-up and a pic of the distance of the plate from the t5 fixture.
 
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11/22/2008, 07:54 PM
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The white rim is new growth.
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11/22/2008, 08:04 PM
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Recovering Detritophobe
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looks healthy to me
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If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles |
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11/22/2008, 08:08 PM
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nope, looks like it's growing to me.
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11/22/2008, 08:09 PM
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As stated above it looks happy and healthy.
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11/22/2008, 08:10 PM
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Looks great!! When an SPS coral grows (as stated above ) the new growth is white.
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11/22/2008, 08:12 PM
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awesome. I didnt think it was possible to bleach it under t5s anyway.
thanks guys.
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A plane passed silently overhead, the streetlights, and the buds on the trees and the night, were still. Current Tank Info: 90g Reef/35g Sump with Foam Rock Wall. 10g Propagation Reef. 55g Goldfish Tank. |
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11/22/2008, 08:22 PM
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Oh, absolutely it can bleach, but in your case that's not happening.
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