Signs of dying or growth?

[Ross33]

It can definetly recover. Once parameters are stabilized and it is happy again, those frags could heal back up in a matter of a week or so.

 

[Touring]

cool,i can comment on the brown algae taking over comment.

i recently did a fast change of tanks and my hawkins almost didnt make it. it turned white at the base. at that point i thought it was done. thats my favorite coral so i keep it instead of giving up. the color then turned to brown, i then thought it was done lol. a week later it is turning blue again. i guess what im trying to say is that it will come back as long as your tank is square.

 

[mikeintosh]

Still steadily raising Mg -- almost up to ideal levels. The stn seems to have slowed somewhat, especially to the red dragon. I'm hoping if I find that happy medium the pieces will recover. Anyone can ID that first pic, btw? That's the one that's hurt the most.

I'll post some updated pics soon just for progress. Thanks for feedback.

 

[epicurus84]

Both frags looked stressed and are dying. Put them in a lesser flow area and lower light until the recover but I am doubtful they will. What is your water at? Tell us more about your tank.

If the water is fine they will recover. I got a way worse looking frag/colony from a LFS. Half the tips where gone. After about 1 week in my tank i saw them regrow the tips (i was just about to cut them off). And this was / is one of the hardest arco's too keep. If the water is fine any coral will recover. however the problem is that currently we don't know that. (else this topic would not exists).

However i agree that in the same tank these frags would die 90% of the time.

Also sometimes for no reason one or two colonies can just get this. I got one now that never wanted to grow. Where every other acro does fine. Even wild acro's. Why? i don't know, dipped it, now fragged it. The frag seems to do fine.

 

[NegroModelo]

Lookin like death

 

[Touring]

Lookin like death

Lol, I have seen worst come back