Does this look alive???

[nanoreefer22]

It looks like there are polyps in it but its hard to tell. Me and my bad eyes.

I got it yesterday and it still has a bluish hue so I'm not sure if to turn it into rubble or leave it in the tank....

 

[spykes]

turn on atinics only see if the coral luminates are certain spots, if the entire coral still glows, it is still alive

 

[jenniebutterfly]

in person it is blueish white. but you can see a real blue hue to it. and i also felt it sliming when we were moving them around in the tank. but that could have also been from all the slime that the others were putting out lol

 

[nanoreefer22]

Jennie any polyps on your piece. I see what i think are polyps but they wont come out...if they are polyps....

 

[nanoreefer22]

I circled what i think could be polyps.

 

[jhale]

leave it alone, it's not dead.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Cool....hopefully everyones right. I've gotten better at leaving the tank alone. I want to see polyps, so that keeps me from sticking my hand in and messing with everyhting. Plus I glued it down smack dab in the middle of the tank.

 

[jenniebutterfly]

i have not seen polyps, but it still looks alive to be. maybe a bit bleached. still waiting on polyps from the purple monti as well

 

[Josh]

I can see other polyps in that picture, so its not dead, yet.

Is it attached to a rock? You may want to move it a little so the current direction for growth is more aligned with the tank. Right now it is using a lot of energy to change its orientation to grow towards the light. Do you know what I mean? You should look at another healthy colony to see the angles and direction that it follows.

You may want to do this a little sooner rather than later since it looks to be near very white. What kind of lighting is this under?

 

[nanoreefer22]

The lights are 2 250watt Hamilton 14k's. Its tilted about 20-30 degrees towards the front of the tank. It's right under the bulb about 3/4's down into the tank.