Leather coral has white tips...

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atl reef

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My finger leather is turning white on its tips. It started with a couple, and now I can count 14 white tips. The coral is still opening and extending polyps each day. Any advice?
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by ATL Reef
http:///forum/post/2994741
My finger leather is turning white on its tips. It started with a couple, and now I can count 14 white tips. The coral is still opening and extending polyps each day. Any advice?
My lettuce coral is showing stress around the edges. I just got new MH lights, could that be your situation?
 
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atl reef

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my lights are definitely weak. I've got the leather up close to the surface... I've had it since December and it didn't show the white tips until now. I was thinking it could be necrosis from white i've seen and read on other posts, but I'm seeing polyp extension out of the white tips, which I find odd. I thought the white tips would be a dying part of the coral, but if there is polyp extension out of the white tip, then I'm thinking otherwise.
anyone have advice?
 
spanko

spanko

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Sounds like it is bleaching. Have you had an alkalinity change recently? How old are your bulbs?
 
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atl reef

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bulb is only a month old... I've only got 82 watts of 50/50 light on my 55 gallon.. this is the only piece of coral in the tank, and it is directly under (about 7" from top of tank) a 55 watt bulb... i have never monitored alkalinity in the tank, but all other parameters are good...
 
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