acro tips going from dark brown to sky blue. bleaching?

kolosy · 01/05/2009, 01:09 PM

i would assume that bleaching is just that - going to a white color, but the tips of this one are going to a sky blue. is it just coloring up from the store? i've had it for about a month now.

i also have another one that survived a near-cycle (3 day power outage). it bleached out (pure white color), but still has good PE. the tips are now going to a fluorescent green, and it was a blue before. is it/will it coloring back up, or is that leftovers of something else?

kolosy · 01/05/2009, 01:12 PM

oh and params are stable at

8.3 dKh
1350 ppm Mg
450 ppm Ca
1.026 Sg
0/0/0 ni*

gws76 · 01/05/2009, 01:13 PM

from what you wrote, they sound like they are just coloring up. I've had corals change colors when I bring them home from the LFS. Usually because of different lighting conditions.

kolosy · 01/05/2009, 01:14 PM

cool, thanks.

Eric the half-bee · 01/05/2009, 01:21 PM

I've seen that also. I believe it is a sign of new growth.

Toddrtrex · 01/05/2009, 01:38 PM

Depends on the coral, but most of the new growth on all of my SPS are a different color, or white.

01/05/2009, 01:09 PM	#1
kolosy Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 655	acro tips going from dark brown to sky blue. bleaching? i would assume that bleaching is just that - going to a white color, but the tips of this one are going to a sky blue. is it just coloring up from the store? i've had it for about a month now. i also have another one that survived a near-cycle (3 day power outage). it bleached out (pure white color), but still has good PE. the tips are now going to a fluorescent green, and it was a blue before. is it/will it coloring back up, or is that leftovers of something else? __________________ not yet. maybe someday. Current Tank Info: 90L RR mixed reef, panworld 150ps external pump, t5/mh/led, 20g under-tank sump, 27g above tank sump, 27g fuge with 4" dsb, macro and lr rubble.

01/05/2009, 01:12 PM	#2
kolosy Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 655	oh and params are stable at 8.3 dKh 1350 ppm Mg 450 ppm Ca 1.026 Sg 0/0/0 ni* __________________ not yet. maybe someday. Current Tank Info: 90L RR mixed reef, panworld 150ps external pump, t5/mh/led, 20g under-tank sump, 27g above tank sump, 27g fuge with 4" dsb, macro and lr rubble.

01/05/2009, 01:13 PM	#3
gws76 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: El Reno, OK Posts: 1,691 Blog Entries: 2	from what you wrote, they sound like they are just coloring up. I've had corals change colors when I bring them home from the LFS. Usually because of different lighting conditions. __________________ "Let there be Rock!" ~ Bon Scott 2010-2011 COMAS POTM Chairman Current Tank Info: 150 gal. Starphire Mixed Reef

01/05/2009, 01:14 PM	#4
kolosy Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 655	cool, thanks. __________________ not yet. maybe someday. Current Tank Info: 90L RR mixed reef, panworld 150ps external pump, t5/mh/led, 20g under-tank sump, 27g above tank sump, 27g fuge with 4" dsb, macro and lr rubble.

01/05/2009, 01:21 PM	#5
Eric the half-bee Passer of gasses Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Space Coast, FL Posts: 837	I've seen that also. I believe it is a sign of new growth. __________________ MOLON LABE - King Leonidas I A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have. – Barry Goldwater Current Tank Info: Semi agressive reef-400 gal.-8 tangs,2 rabbit fish,zebra moray,blue ribbon eel,Janss' pipe,pair bangaiis,wrasse,tomato clown,maroon clown

01/05/2009, 01:38 PM	#6
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	Depends on the coral, but most of the new growth on all of my SPS are a different color, or white. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef