Coral Bleaching, what does it look like?

[Clownfishman]

Ok i recently got some new lighting and I want to make sure my corals aren't bleaching, what do zoo's, clams, torch's, candy cane's, polyps look like when they bleach

[wharyat]

They either turn white (hard corals); or translucent (softies).

Softies and LPS's will not expand very well if they have too much light; so it's quite easy to tell when they need to be moved or acclimation needs to be slowed down. SPS, generally you see a lack of PE (polyp extension).