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01-15-2004, 10:26 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cornwall, England
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Acro tips gone slightly white?
Acro tips gone slightly white?
A few days ago the tips of one of my acros went white but only on a few of the branches:
http://www.reefsuk.com/member_images/0119.jpg
http://www.reefsuk.com/member_images/0121.jpg
sorry about picture quality.
http://www.reefsuk.com/member_images/0122.jpg
it has stopped going white, as i had lowered the lights about 3" and have raised them back up again and this was the only one that showed signs of change. Is this bleaching or is it the coral changeing colour (i already think i know the answer) but the polyps are still showing good extension and look happy. Is there anything i should do?
Its quite weird as i frag i took of it which i placed in a higher position showed no sighns of change?
Andrew
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01-15-2004, 10:47 AM
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That Biker Looking Guy
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Bremerton Wa
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Looks like growth to me but I have been wrong b4 too hehehheh
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01-15-2004, 10:58 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cornwall, England
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ohh good stuff, as i hadnt noticed much growth on this one!
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01-15-2004, 11:10 AM
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Blacktip Shark
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Middleburg, VA
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Might be growth! I'll keep my fingers crossed! 
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01-15-2004, 11:10 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Tucson, AZ
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I think it's growth also... I thought mine was going south when I happened to notice. But upon closer inspection, it had grown larger.
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01-15-2004, 11:19 AM
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Blacktip Shark
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Any nice pics too! 
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01-15-2004, 11:26 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cornwall, England
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cool i am glad as it is my first acro but i havent seen it grow yet unlike the others, should i move the light back down a bit as it obviously liked it?
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01-15-2004, 11:40 AM
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Blacktip Shark
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Middleburg, VA
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Ummm... What are the lights, how far away, and how deep is the coral, also what size tank? ANd i meant to say, Nice Pics! 
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01-15-2004, 02:22 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cornwall, England
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the light is a 250 watt metal halide which is 14k, it also has two 18 watt actinics in it. it is 12" above the water surface and i had lowered it to 8". the acro is about 15" below the surface. its a 100 gal tank.
its the coral infron of the leather it has stayed in this position although i have done so reaquascaping.
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01-15-2004, 02:24 PM
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Blacktip Shark
Join Date: Aug 2003
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I think you could move the light down. I don't usually like unbalanced light, but that's just darn cool!
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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want
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01-15-2004, 02:35 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cornwall, England
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thats just with the actinics on, the metal halide is off, but i have a very small marine white tube which is on, which is making the white colour, i love it!
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01-15-2004, 02:44 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cornwall, England
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if you like that you might like this?
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01-15-2004, 04:11 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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looks like some new growth to me!
different species and even different frags of the same species seem to have different growth rates. i have a green acro that has barely grown in a year what another acro has grown in 4 month's!
just one of those things. 
G~
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01-15-2004, 04:26 PM
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Crazed Fish Whisperer
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kansas City, MO
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While on the topic of acros and their color.. I was given a purple acro. I have noticed that my acro has turned more brown in color, and the only thing still purple are the tips. (The coral is growing) Is there something I can do to help restore the acro to purple? I have a 75g, 2-250W MH, and it is half way up in the tank. Thanks.
Pomme...I love that little frag pic!
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01-15-2004, 05:17 PM
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Penguin is gonna get it
Join Date: Dec 2002
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would make a cool avatar
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