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JTL
09/01/2017, 02:11 PM
I have not had a stylo before. Is this growth or is it bleaching on the tips?

Xinas
09/01/2017, 02:15 PM
Its normal...

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JTL
09/01/2017, 02:19 PM
Thanks. How could you have joined in 2005 and only have one post?

Xinas
09/01/2017, 02:30 PM
Thanks. How could you have joined in 2005 and only have one post?I'm a man of few words [emoji16]

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JTL
09/01/2017, 02:50 PM
Good reply!!!

mcgyvr
09/01/2017, 04:54 PM
oh so blue..

JTL
09/01/2017, 04:58 PM
Windex.

mcgyvr
09/01/2017, 05:07 PM
Windex.
:hmm2: sure is..
I always recommend people turn the blue channel off or way down for any ID/Help pictures.. The color rendition SUCKS with all that blue and your camera doesn't focus as well either..

I personally can't tell you if thats growth or what in that picture due to all the blue and lack of sufficient detail/zoom

JTL
09/01/2017, 05:22 PM
:hmm2: sure is..
I always recommend people turn the blue channel off or way down for any ID/Help pictures.. The color rendition SUCKS with all that blue and your camera doesn't focus as well either..

I personally can't tell you if thats growth or what in that picture due to all the blue and lack of sufficient detail/zoom

It is a camera phone. That is as good as it gets for me. Actually I think the focus isn't too bad. Need glasses?

heathlindner25
09/01/2017, 06:40 PM
No, the picture is terrible for a coral growth ID ....and I take all my pics with a phone camera.
Get rid of the blue:wavehand:

JTL
09/01/2017, 07:42 PM
No, the picture is terrible for a coral growth ID ....and I take all my pics with a phone camera.
Get rid of the blue:wavehand:
Could you post some pics of your tank to give me some direction?

ca1ore
09/01/2017, 07:50 PM
Bald tips are not unusual, as others have noted it's difficult to tell for sure with that picture. Take one under daylight spectrum and we'll be able to better tell you whether your coral is blue, or just blue.

heathlindner25
09/01/2017, 07:53 PM
https://i.imgur.com/AjbafkRl.jpg
Not blue...

heathlindner25
09/01/2017, 07:57 PM
https://i.imgur.com/vuDQbAGl.jpg
Not blue...

JTL
09/01/2017, 07:58 PM
:thumbsup:Nope, not blue but a little fuzzy.

JTL
09/01/2017, 08:00 PM
https://i.imgur.com/vuDQbAGl.jpg
Not blue...
Never seen curtains in a tank before. Nice touch.

heathlindner25
09/01/2017, 08:06 PM
It's a holding tank with trash coral in it, I thought you needed a color to shoot for..lets see your tank .

heathlindner25
09/01/2017, 08:09 PM
https://i.imgur.com/h539wMGl.jpg
Wanna see some more of my tanks?

JTL
09/01/2017, 08:13 PM
It's a holding tank with trash coral in it, I thought you needed a color to shoot for..lets see your tank .

Mine is the blue one. It is about 6 weeks old so nothing special at this point.

JTL
09/01/2017, 08:14 PM
https://i.imgur.com/h539wMGl.jpg
Wanna see some more of my tanks?

Looks nice but it is blue.

heathlindner25
09/01/2017, 08:18 PM
I was trying to help with my advice, we can see much more without blue

heathlindner25
09/01/2017, 08:21 PM
More advice...don't be quick to call out others tanks when you got nothing but frags...goodbye.

JTL
09/01/2017, 08:30 PM
More advice...don't be quick to call out others tanks when you got nothing but frags...goodbye.
Yup, frags now but someday maybe I can have a nice tank like yours.

JTL
09/02/2017, 11:13 AM
Bald tips are not unusual, as others have noted it's difficult to tell for sure with that picture. Take one under daylight spectrum and we'll be able to better tell you whether your coral is blue, or just blue.

This pic is maybe a little better, but my photo skills are still not great. I think I can make out polyps moving on the white tips but they are so small and clear that I can't be certain. I think it is ok. I only have my lights turned up 50% for 3 hours per day so I don't think it is too intense. As was pointed out I only have frags since this is a new tank after taking a couple of years off but the full tank pic is one of my previous aquariums. My wife and I built the tank from scratch with a coast to coast overflow and a Bean Animal drain system. Wish I had kept the tank at least.

nereefpat
09/02/2017, 12:14 PM
Those pictures are much better for diagnosis. And that tank looks terrific.

Edit: I'm not an sps guy, so I'm not much help to you.

heathlindner25
09/02/2017, 01:12 PM
Doesn't look like new growth or bleaching to me .Almost looks like a fish nipping or it fell and took some collateral damage . Or stn.

JTL
09/02/2017, 01:16 PM
It was recently shipped so maybe some damage. There is no way to see it in the pic but there are definitely clear polyps on the tips that I did not notice before. My guess is that it will be ok, time will tell.

mattr777
09/02/2017, 04:54 PM
I dropped a rock on my stylo and it broke a small piece off last week. Looks the exact same and should be fine. Oh and I grew this from a small frag too :) Second pic is off the tip I broke off that is doing good too.

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mattr777
09/02/2017, 04:55 PM
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ssgss gogeta
09/02/2017, 05:03 PM
Doesn't look like new growth or bleaching to me .Almost looks like a fish nipping or it fell and took some collateral damage . Or stn.



I'd say right on the money


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JTL
09/02/2017, 05:05 PM
polyps say growth.

heathlindner25
09/02/2017, 05:55 PM
Ya well nobody can see those so we are basically guessing .

JTL
09/02/2017, 06:01 PM
That would be true.