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Old 03-31-2015, 03:44 PM
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Default SPS - burnt tips or new growth?

I've had my tank up for about 4 months now and this little guy has been in my tank for about 4 weeks. I've noticed the tips turning white and wondering how to tell if this is new growth or something else (burnt tips?) ... The water params are all great and the frag is about 18 inches from the lights (AI Hydra LED).
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Old 03-31-2015, 05:30 PM
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That doesnt look good to me. Im not a big sps guy but that looks to me like Its dying.
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Old 03-31-2015, 05:38 PM
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looks like a healthy coral with growth tips to me
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Old 03-31-2015, 07:01 PM
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I havent had a lot of sps but dont remember the tips bleaching like that but I could definately be wrong.
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Old 03-31-2015, 08:28 PM
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Fresh growth is always whitish in color.
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Is it normal for all the tips to be white at the same time ? Is there any way to differentiate between burn or new growth?
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Old 04-01-2015, 11:15 PM
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Looks like bleached tips from leds more so than growth tips to me. Possible to get more detailed picture?
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Old 04-01-2015, 11:27 PM
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Ok, let's get a better pic and we can see for sure
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Yep top down pic
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