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Old 07-06-2008, 08:48 PM
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i just added a millepora colony to my tank yesterday and part of it is bleaching out. i was wondering what causes bleaching and how to fix it.( i have had this problem with an acro frag in the past and just thought it was a bad specimen but i dont want to lose this one). any help would be great.

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I had a an sps that totally bleached out. I thought it RTN'ed but I could see polyps on it. I moved it lower in the tank and it took month before any color came back. The coral sounds stressed or it has RTN'ed on you
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Whats your sg?
Thats pretty fast to bleach out unless your lights are drastically different than the tank the monti came from.
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Never had one of these but is it:

On the bottom
Strong Flow
Mod-High light

If you just added it yesterday most corals take time to adjust to their new surroundings.

How old is your tank??

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tanks a year and a half. SG is 1.024. temp was at 82 could that be the problem?
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82 is kinda hi
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82 is kinda hi

82 is not high as long as the temp stays consistant, my tank runs at 81-81.5 24/7 and is very healthy. It is drastic daily temp fluctuations rather that any certain set temp that can be bad for the general tank health.
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