Can I see picture of your Cali Tort

[fish590a]

I purchas two frags of these about two weeks ago, I thought they were supposed to be blue? The one I have have a blue tip, white tissue ang greenish polyp. White maybe because too much light?

[barrierreefcf]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/123912California_Tort__Small_.jpg

I wouldn't think the white color you are seeing is from too much light unless they weren't photo-acclimated properly. The frags in the pic are growing under 400w reeflux 10k and 12k on hqi ballasts about 16" from the bulbs. Under less light they turn more purple with green undertones, especially along the main body or shaded areas. Maybe yours were heat stressed and some zooxanthellae bleached or vacated?

Cy

[JackKerouac]

[IMG]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=196805&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500 (http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=196805&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500)

this is mine

[JackKerouac]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=196805&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

let's try to see if it does work now ;)

[JackKerouac]

LOL I can't post pic what a dumb....

[barrierreefcf]

The link works anyway...gorgeous coral JackKerouac.

[JackKerouac]

Thanks barrierreefcf and sry for the 3 posts ;)
Your is great too.
Mine start by a very small frag that I bought when I was in SanFrancisco in october 2005
CaliTort is one of my fav corals

[Nuuze]

Here's mine when I first got them about 8-9 months ago
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/Nuuze_2007/DSC_0114.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/Nuuze_2007/DSC_0118.jpg

And now...

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/Nuuze_2007/DSC_4885.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/Nuuze_2007/DSC_4884.jpg

[gasman059]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/104899calitort2.jpg
here ya go LUCA

[ClownNut]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a383/ClownNut/ORA-Tort.jpg

[SPStoner]

one of mine, under 400w Radium


http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b82/SPStoner/CaliTort.jpg

[fish590a]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10355367#post10355367 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by barrierreefcf

I wouldn't think the white color you are seeing is from too much light unless they weren't photo-acclimated properly. The frags in the pic are growing under 400w reeflux 10k and 12k on hqi ballasts about 16" from the bulbs. Under less light they turn more purple with green undertones, especially along the main body or shaded areas. Maybe yours were heat stressed and some zooxanthellae bleached or vacated?

Cy [/B]

PE is great on the frags but the color is white with geenish polyps but it has blue tips, should I be doing something at this point or just wait 'till it get it's color back?

[SDguy]

My frag only has white on the very tips.
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p5/SDreefguy/Underwater%206-1-07/ORAtort6-1-07-1.jpg

[fish590a]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10356704#post10356704 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SDguy
My frag only has white on the very tips.
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p5/SDreefguy/Underwater%206-1-07/ORAtort6-1-07-1.jpg

that's really weird mine has a really blue tips, wish I could find my camery battery charger so I can post pics.

[fish590a]

Should I be doing anything at all or just wait 'till they get their color back?

[undertai]

Thats probably is the color of it. Might be blue body with light blue tips. From the picture it doesn't look bad; if something was wrong the ends would not turn white in color. The skelton would be showing if the at the tips if it was dying.

I would leave it alone and see what happens.

[barrierreefcf]

I would leave it alone as well. Just make sure Calc/Alk are balanced and stable and your temp isn't getting too high in the summer heat and it should color up. As long as it doesn't have red bugs or AEFW that is:) I've seen some ship to maintenence clients of ours that were light or white and they usually colored up once they stabilized (ie 3-6 weeks).

Good luck!

[lazaro torres]

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/mjhjyujyjyjj/DVC01183-1.jpg


http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/mjhjyujyjyjj/104_0858.jpg


http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/mjhjyujyjyjj/DVC00368.jpg


heres a few pics of mine,frags available for trade.


http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/mjhjyujyjyjj/102_1006.jpg

[mcliffy2]

Still going to send some my way? :)

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10361534#post10361534 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lazaro torres
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/mjhjyujyjyjj/DVC01183-1.jpg


http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/mjhjyujyjyjj/104_0858.jpg


http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/mjhjyujyjyjj/DVC00368.jpg


heres a few pics of mine,frags available for trade.


http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/mjhjyujyjyjj/102_1006.jpg

[sfsuphysics]

Here's a picture of mine back a few months it has a few more smaller branches, but my tips are white too... well lighter :D


http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/7523/20070423gr0.jpg

[JackKerouac]

here ya go LUCA [/B]

thanks so much,lol I'm still a big noob with picture posting

Lazaro ur frag tank is scary :O wow so many frags