Just got new sps coral..with pics..

[aquaguy24]

just got a new sps coral...some type of brown acropora..i got it cheap cuz the base was starting to bleach out..but hope i can rescue it..well here a pic of it and some pics of my other inhabitants..and a FTS...the tank is 4 months old...Can a coral make a come back after it already started to go white?...tell me what u guys think of my tank so far....good or bad...

 

[aquaguy24]

here a pic of my shy fire shrimp..

 

[nycbob]

i'd light acclimate that sps acro, unless it came from strong lighting. yes, it can definitely make a come back unless it recedes very fast.

 

[aquaguy24]

my lfs had it under 150w mh at the very top..i have it under 250w mh..should i still acclimate it...

 

[spiderwoman]

Yes, you should still light acclimate. It came from lower light system than what you have right now. I'd put it in the bottom first and then slowly raise it to it's final location. Right now you have it all the way in the top.

 

[paintballer768]

Originally Posted by SpiderWoman
http:///forum/post/2717041
Yes, you should still light acclimate. It came from lower light system than what you have right now. I'd put it in the bottom first and then slowly raise it to it's final location. Right now you have it all the way in the top.
Definitely. Its like being put under a sun thats almost twice as powerful as before.

 

[gatorwpb]

+1 on light acclimate. The brown will turn white and then you will only be left with a skeleton.
once you get it used to the light and continue to provide it with stable parameters, it could completely change color. Several of my first sps were brown outs I got cheap and theyre now blue or purple and even a tricolor.

 

[aquaguy24]

thanks for the inputs..i will deffinetly move it lower...