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NIVLEM09
10-22-2012, 10:01 PM
i just bought 6 frags from a fellow reefer on Saturday,btw I've heard good things bout this guy from fellow canreefers.so having said that-I went to meet this guy and paid for the frags but since the good "reviews" I did not bother to inspect the corals,if they were in good health.when I got home,I pulled the bags of corals out and much to my dismay,4 frags weren't even on plugs and 3 of the SPS frags did not look so good.not really sure with what to do with the 1 that seems to have expelled its zooxanthelae.any suggestions?thanks
monocus
10-22-2012, 10:11 PM
a study was done at the austrailian institute that feeding rotifers helps bleaching in corals
Aquattro
10-22-2012, 10:15 PM
The one in the pic looks fine...?
cuz
10-22-2012, 10:17 PM
Looks fine to me as well. Any pictures of the others?
Did you talk to the seller prior to posting?
reefwars
10-22-2012, 10:19 PM
looks fine to me as well??
NIVLEM09
10-22-2012, 10:21 PM
My bad..the other 2 pictures did not upload for some reason
NIVLEM09
10-22-2012, 10:26 PM
Here's the rest of the pic.should I trim of the part that's turned white?
NIVLEM09
10-22-2012, 10:27 PM
Supposed to be Lime in the sky acro...
Mandosh
10-22-2012, 10:28 PM
Those frags also look fine to me.
NIVLEM09
10-22-2012, 10:30 PM
I've sent a msg but no reply yet..Looks fine to me as well. Any pictures of the others?
Did you talk to the seller prior to posting?
NIVLEM09
10-22-2012, 10:33 PM
did you by any chance look at the 3rd pic i posted?Those frags also look fine to me.
Mandosh
10-22-2012, 10:37 PM
did you by any chance look at the 3rd pic i posted?

I did. Whiter parts look like growth tips to me.
Aquattro
10-22-2012, 10:38 PM
They're all fine :)
NIVLEM09
10-22-2012, 10:44 PM
Is that what it is?so,i should give the coral a chance before i panick?:redface: the wife's been riding my butt about that particular frag and me knowing so little bout SPS doesn't help either...thanks guys:biggrin:
reefwars
10-22-2012, 10:52 PM
yup they all look good to me...nothing to worry about...now keep them from browning lol :P

cheers!
daniella3d
10-22-2012, 11:31 PM
Or burning the tips from a too high alkalinity.

yup they all look good to me...nothing to worry about...now keep them from browning lol :P

cheers!
Aquattro
10-22-2012, 11:33 PM
Or burning the tips from a too high alkalinity.

Oh, sure, let's get him worked up again :) No, that's typical tip growth and expected for the species.
Proteus
10-23-2012, 12:12 AM
Frags look fine.

How long after picking up frags did u get home. Some pieces will look diff in your tank as well as take time to acclimate. I put a nice piece in my tank and it took a month before true colors show'd.

Not all frags come on plugs. I like frags on plugs but only because I snap them off glue to rock and grow out the plug where they have encrusted