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02-03-2008, 04:41 AM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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Location: Wooster, Ohio
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Is this acro bleached?
could some one tell me if this is acro is bleached out?
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02-03-2008, 08:59 AM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: south of Dimples
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Looks alright to me. Has it always had that color?
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02-03-2008, 09:25 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: kansas
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When I have had an acro bleach, the polpys loose their color too. It doesn't look bleached to me, just some color loss in the tissue. It could be because of too little lighting, low alkalinity, or other water quality problems. Did you receive it this way, or did it happen after you received it?
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02-03-2008, 09:26 AM
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Keeper of the Kracken
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
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I think it looks pretty cool with the purple tips. Do you have any idea what type it is? Sorry I don't know much about bleaching, but would think if it was then it would not have the color in the tips either. Is that right or not?
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02-03-2008, 09:41 AM
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They call me EC
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: central Florida
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I think I should stick with LPS corals, because that looks bleached to me. Not drastically bleached, but very little zooxanthellae. With LPS corals and anemones they can bleach and still keep their secondary pigments for a while. (the green, purple, red, and other colors) In a healthy coral like that I would expect to see a little more tan color to it, but I'm not an SPS person so?????
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02-03-2008, 01:11 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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02-03-2008, 01:14 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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Why do you think liveaquaria would post a pic of a bleached SPS? That wouldnt be the way to sell anything. I thought it was a pic you took of your coral. Its definitely not bleached....
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02-03-2008, 01:14 PM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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id say its not bleached but just a light colored coral
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02-03-2008, 01:18 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Wooster, Ohio
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just wondering. i liked the looks of it, but always thought a white color is bleached. I am thinking about getting it and thats why i asked.
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02-03-2008, 01:22 PM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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well its not white if you look closely you can see a yellow whitish tint
id say get it its a great looking coral
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02-03-2008, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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here is one of my favorite frags i ever had. No idea what it is but Im pretty sure its not bleached as it was always this color for the time i had it. I got it at less than a inch abd I never got to see it turn into a colony......... I would love to find another......
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02-03-2008, 01:43 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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That is a real nice piece there Fly.
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