bleeching VS. RTN

Rod Buehler · 05-07-2001, 04:24 AM

Many people confuse bleaching with tissue loss. They are not the same. Bleaching usually refers to a loss of pigmentation, not tissue. Its usually caused by stress from heat related issues. Most all corals will recover from a bleaching event. Tissue loss is much more serious, and many times unreversable.
When someone posts a message saying that their coral is bleaching, and it is actually losing tissue, they may not get the advice they need.
This may be an unnecessary post, but maybe it will help some of the newer hobbyist

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Rod Buehler
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PerryinCA · 05-07-2001, 09:45 PM

I have seen that confused too. Good post Rod!

-Perry

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Some call it evolution,
And others call it God.
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05-07-2001, 04:24 AM	#1
Rod Buehler Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: DeKalb, IL. Posts: 54	bleeching VS. RTN Many people confuse bleaching with tissue loss. They are not the same. Bleaching usually refers to a loss of pigmentation, not tissue. Its usually caused by stress from heat related issues. Most all corals will recover from a bleaching event. Tissue loss is much more serious, and many times unreversable. When someone posts a message saying that their coral is bleaching, and it is actually losing tissue, they may not get the advice they need. This may be an unnecessary post, but maybe it will help some of the newer hobbyist ------------------ Rod Buehler http://www.rodsreef.com

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05-07-2001, 09:45 PM	#2
PerryinCA Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 2,103	I have seen that confused too. Good post Rod! -Perry ------------------ Some call it evolution, And others call it God. Each In His Own Tongue (1908) William Herbert Carruth 1859-1924

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