PoukieBear
02/29/2008, 10:07 AM
I bought a fox coral at Christmas time. It was so pretty! AND it was a great deal, only $40 for a huge piece. Here's a pic of it when I first got it.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/Poukiebear/Fish%20Tank/Tank106.jpg
After a few months, I was looking through som pictures that I had taken of my tank. Then I went into shock ! My fox coral didn't look that colour anymore! It was MUCH lighter in colour, it was bleaching out. I didn't notice this was happeneing because it was such a gradual process.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/Poukiebear/Fish%20Tank/Tank145.jpg
It was getting too much light. So I did some rearanging in my tank, and placed it down below, shaded in a cave. Here is a pic of it right after I moved it to it's no home. It's not fully extended, but it gives you the idea of what colour it was.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/Poukiebear/Fish%20Tank/DSC04647.jpg
It's been almost three weeks since I moved it, and I'm happy to report that it's colouring up, slowly but surely, it'll be back to normal. Here is a pic that I took of it last night.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/Poukiebear/Fish%20Tank/Toronto118.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/Poukiebear/Fish%20Tank/Tank106.jpg
After a few months, I was looking through som pictures that I had taken of my tank. Then I went into shock ! My fox coral didn't look that colour anymore! It was MUCH lighter in colour, it was bleaching out. I didn't notice this was happeneing because it was such a gradual process.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/Poukiebear/Fish%20Tank/Tank145.jpg
It was getting too much light. So I did some rearanging in my tank, and placed it down below, shaded in a cave. Here is a pic of it right after I moved it to it's no home. It's not fully extended, but it gives you the idea of what colour it was.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/Poukiebear/Fish%20Tank/DSC04647.jpg
It's been almost three weeks since I moved it, and I'm happy to report that it's colouring up, slowly but surely, it'll be back to normal. Here is a pic that I took of it last night.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/Poukiebear/Fish%20Tank/Toronto118.jpg