iIs this dead?

[Doc]

So, when I got it, it was looking kinda yellow and bluish. Now it doesn't look so full of color. It looks kinda...well...dead. I have not really had SPS corals before and am not sure what do look for. What do you think?

-Doc

 

[UnderwaterWorld]

maybe it's bleached?

 

[yote]

The top looks like is bleached pretty bad,but still has some color down toward the bottom.

Didnt you just switch to T-5 lights?
If you did,them try placing it down closer to the bottom untill it start coloring back up.

 

[reeffreak]

Do you see any small polyps coming out of it.
If no then I say it might be dead.

 

[Doc]

it was hard to see if there were polpys on it. I noticed that it was really white today and moved it halfway down. I thought they liked light? It was under MH at the LFS and seemed to be OK there, it was a bit yellow, and I thought that was its natural color. Huh. Should I move it to the bottom of the tank?

-Doc

 

[LionFish]

Its worth a shot !
I know they like the light and Flow lots of flow

HE HE look at my post count!

 

[Bifferwine]

Yeah, looks bleached. They can come back from bleaching, even after looking dead for months. I've seen it happen. Put it at the bottom for now, and move it up a couple inches every few weeks. Don't give up on it just yet.

 

[Doc]

guess I will drop it on the bottom of the tank. On the positive side, it has not been covered in any algae, I think that is a good sign, right?

-Doc

 

[yote]

Yep Doc
Thats a good sign.

 

[Doc]

phew. I hate throwing money away for dead :pooh:

-Doc

 

[ReefKeeper]

all it takes is one living cell to bring the whole colony back to life. it takes a long time but it does happen.

 

[bjohanson1234]

phew. I hate throwing money away for dead :pooh:

-Doc

Yeah I agree, I throw money at living :pooh: and it just kicks the bucket later

:frustrat:
Brian

 

[Doc]

I hate to think of the amount of money I have wasted buying stuff that just died. Breaks my heart...and wallet. I could have paid off my wife's car with the money I have spent. But, the trade off is....wow, the beauty of the tank, and the peace it gives me. Kinda like my own personal therapy.

-Doc

 

[RigoSharon]

i think is dead dr marco..good luck next time..

 

[Doc]

it could be. I am waiting to see what happens with it at the bottom of the tank

-Doc

 

[Bifferwine]

I had several SPS frags bleach out when I first added them to my tank, and I just left them all in there. I've seen them come back from bleaching 3 or 4 months later. You never know.

 

[yote]

Thats the thing about T-5 lights.
If you dont take the time to acclimate stonies to the lights,they will bleach every time.

 

[Doc]

what is weird is that they were in a tank with MH for a week before I got it. I also have three other SPS that I put in similar spots in the tank that seem to be doing great. I don't know, If it is dead, my wife told me she wants it for a collection of seashells and corals for the living room. Either way, it will get use

-Doc

 

[yote]

Doc,
Take this with a grain of salt,But I think acros tend to bleach a whole easier than most of the other SPS corals.
Every single acro that I've put in my tank has bleached.But they all came back after 2 or 3 weeks.They all came out of tanks with MH lighting too.

 

[Doc]

K. I will take comfort in that. I will give it some time, or else it will be a shelf ornament

-Doc