Bleaching or Growth Tips?

[BigGimp77]

I'm new to the world of SPS. Not too sure if this is bleaching or growth tips on this cap. It's orange and currently has white ends. It's hard to distinguish the color due to only the acintecs being on.

I received 5 SPS corals 2 weeks ago. 3 of them looks good. My purple garf seems like it is a little bleach so I moved it down in the tank. This cap i cant tell.




For comparison sake... A picture when we first got it.

 

[Reef Bass]

Looks like the newest growth is bleached or receding to me. I would check your alkalinity.

 

[RealReef7]

growth pics to me

 

[jc-reef]

My vote is also new growth. Mine look similar.

 

[S13<3]

if its bright white deff bleaching, if not than it looks like a nice healthy growth ring

 

[jeff@zina.com]

My growth ring is similar, grayish-white and pretty regular. It's been growing for months so I doubt it's dying on me.

Jeff

 

[Psyops]

BigGimp77
Thanks for the thread. That answered my question on my cap also.

 

[Daniel G]

I would say growth, mine are also that way. Except that mine doesn't grow all around like yours, it actually grows in sections. I have some edges that are white like that in your pic and some that aren't. I know its from growth because I've been watching it grow ever since I got it. Beautiful cap by the way.

 

[NyReefNoob]

on caps the growth will be whitish on the outer edge's where it is growing

 

[spartanomega21]

looks like growth to me. just the way to surface "bumps" kinda fade