How to know if SPS is bleached or dead?

[stetan]

How to know if SPS is bleached or dead? They all look white to me......

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[Harlequinmania]

If the sps is bleached you would still be able to see some skin on the body , and polyps. If it's die.. you only see white bone..

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[cedricang]

On ‎6‎/‎20‎/‎2016 at 9:31 AM, he said:

If the sps is bleached you would still be able to see some skin on the body , and polyps. If it's die.. you only see white bone..

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+1

Also, if it's dead you will see the white skeleton started to be covered by algea within a week.

If the bleaching is caused by excessive light exposure, shift the bleached corals to a lesser lighting area and allow it to regain it's health. While it's not 100% that it will recover ( depending on the damage done ) , there's a chance it might recover but will take about 2 to 3 months to recover.

[stetan]

Thanks Harlequin and Cedric !