bleached corals

[dirtee147]

what causes bleached corals and how do you bring a coral back that has been bleached

 

[bang guy]

The term "Bleach" means that the symbiotic Zooxanthellae that normally live in the coral flesh are no longer there. They may have died or the coral may have expelled them.
Bringing the coral back will involve making the habitat suitable for the Zooxanthellae to reproduce inside the coral.

 

[dirtee147]

so how do you do something like that?

 

[dirtee147]

in laymens terms please is to much light one of the causes or is it the water quality

 

[birdy]

What type of coral are we talking about?

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by dirtee147
is to much light one of the causes or is it the water quality
Yes.
Too much light
too little light
bad water
high temp
low temp

 

[reefnut]

Keep in mind if the coral is bleached it has no way to get nutrients from light... meaning it's now relying completely on captured foods. Some corals are different than others but you need to feed it if you can... the food and feeding methods depend on the coral.