SPS white on top?

[mopar9012]

I have one SPS frag that has some white on the top of it. Ive had it about 2 or 3 weeks. None of the other frags have white. I saw some pics of other peoples SPS corals and a lot have some white on top. Is this normal?

 

[bonebrake]

My Montipora digitatas and my Seriatopora histrix have white tips and they are definitely growing... I would assume this is normal, but I am only going on my third week of keeping SPS.
:notsure:

 

[teen]

white usually means growth. if it looks like the tips are being burnt, it could be that your magnesium is too high.

 

[rick58]

Yup. White tips are good, the coral colony is growing. White anywhere else is usually a problem.

 

[mopar9012]

Could you describe what the color looks like if its being burnt?
I dont see any white anywhere else on the coral.

 

[bonebrake]

I read your magnesium has to be extremely high to cause any kind of deleterious effect. Natural seawater is ~1285 ppm and you start to see problems in corals and clams at 8000 ppm. And, it would be impossible to overdose magnesium unless you intentionally did it; it is far more likely to be low then too high.
:joy:

 

[mopar9012]

Originally Posted by Bonebrake
I read your magnesium has to be extremely high to cause any kind of deleterious effect. Natural seawater is ~1285 ppm and you start to see problems in corals and clams at 8000 ppm. And, it would be impossible to overdose magnesium unless you intentionally did it; it is far more likely to be low then too high.
:joy:
sounds good to me...

 

[zanoshanox]

Mine get white at the very tips when growing, i've had some bleach out though when they're become all white

 

[triga22]

That usually is good. They could be bleached if it spreads.

 

[aztec reef]

White tips are definetly growth, There's nothing wrong with it unless starts happening from the bottom-up or other places other than the Tips.

 

[mopar9012]

Originally Posted by Aztec Reef
White tips are definetly growth, There's nothing wrong with it unless starts happening from the bottom-up or other places other than the Tips.
sweet.
thats the only white i see on any of my SPS frags. Im going to wait a little longer then I might try to get a bigger coral

 

[steve24]

i`m new to sps as well, i have one acro frag (so far) and if yours looks anything like this, meaning the white tips, its all new growth ...

steve

 

[mopar9012]

The frag i have its more like a round top, its not really like a stick looking.
And its white at the tip on one part. Im assuming its the same thing but ill try to get a pic tomorrow, but I can only take pics with my camera phone