Leptastrea turning white

[nudibranch]

I got a leptastrea frag at Bay Mac and it was healthy until just yesterday. It started to turn white and I am worried about its health and I was wondering what you think of its health and what I should do to help it. I will get the water conditions soon.

 

[tuberider]

Leps don't like a bunch of light, they're more of a moderate/low light coral, perhaps it's bleaching.

 

[nudibranch]

What is weird though is that its polyps are still gold colored, though I will see if moving it will help.

 

[screebo]

Leps don't like a bunch of light, they're more of a moderate/low light coral, perhaps it's bleaching.

+1
I've dones lighting tests on Lepastrea. The higher up in a bright tank you put it, the less extension of polyps. The DBTC piece that I got from Sergio is bright, happy and spreading in the lower 1/6 of the tank. Two other varietys (sunset from Neptune and unknown beauty from Jim at GM) doing very well on short pedistals on the bottom of the tank.

 

[nudibranch]

Thanks guys it is healing rapidly already its colors are coming back.