All ideas welcome

[Kimberlee]

Posted on another forum, but the only response I got was maybe it's just a brown acro. This maybe true, but I don't think so. So I'm posting here hoping for some ideas.

So about 4 months ago I received this acropa that was completely browned out. Thought for sure it would never live, but it did. Now everything in my 20 long shows amazing growth and color. I put something in my tank and it grows and colors up for me right away including the other 2 acropas I have 1 green and the other yellow w/ blue tips. I've even thrown a couple of corals in there that were damn near dead only to have them recover and start to grow with in a week.

This particular acro just stays brown. Polyps which were no existent when I got it are now long lush and everywhere. I've tried moving it up towards the light and away. Please don't think that I didn't give it some time I gave it over a month any time I moved it. Still no luck.

Dose anyone know why it may be refusing to show any color, or could some one share their tips about acros with me.

[NoobtoSalt]

Was this one of the brown colonies from SWF? If so I have the same issue with one of my colonies. It has a faint purple/green color to it but mostly brown.

[Kimberlee]

yes it was 1 of those. Picture of good health out side of the color. Thx for sharing that it's given me some incite. Is any 1 else who picked up 1 of these acros had the same issue. If you bought 1 and it colored up for you please post what you did.

[Danik]

Is it wild? Some wild colonies just brown out and never go back to what they use to be like. Over the years I had plenty of those and after A while I just toss them in the garbage.

[Kimberlee]

I'd feel bad tossing something that's a live in the garbage. How long do you work with it before you call it a lost cause? 6 months a year?

[garrettm85]

I have had solid poo brown colonies that stayed that way for nearly a year turn into some of my favorite varieties over time. I once had a brown turn into a green with red tips and blueish polyps after about a year and a half. You just never know.

[Kimberlee]

Okay so don't give up add more patients. Thx, anything extra I can do to encourage it? Something I'm not doing?

[Gabe]

I have an acro that I picked up in March, or April that was pretty bleached with blue tips. It prettty much completely browned out. Very healthy and growing, just no color.
The last couple weeks I have noticed the tips getting some blue back. I'm currious if it will totaly recover.
The way I look at it, it is still a cool coral that is part of a mixed reef whether or not it has a lot of color.
Good luck and keep us posted if it does show some color.
Gabe

[Eugenereef]

I agree with most posts here. Just put it in a spot in your tank that is ideal for typical Acro and forget about it. If it survives, great, if not, you will have some live rock! :)

I have had two acros that were totally browned out and have come back after ~3 months and are thriving. I just left them alone and didn't touch them or move 'em!

[Topher]

+ 1 on this. i baught two colonies, one has coloredup and looks fine and the other has just stayed the same. looks healthy though.
Was this one of the brown colonies from SWF? If so I have the same issue with one of my colonies. It has a faint purple/green color to it but mostly brown.