sps advice

[Dixie_reefer]

I plan on buying these from a friend soon. I am new to sps so I need yalls help. Do these look normal/healthy?

First is a ponape birdsnest

Blue bottlebrush acro

 

[SloppyJ]

Hard to tell from the pics. My ponape is very light and i know if I took a picture the wrong way it would look bleached like that one. But I do see some purple on the tips.

 

[Pappy]

Can't tell on birdsnest but seeing good polyp extension on acro so IMO its healthy.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Yea, Birdnest doesn't seem all that hot, Acro is in very good condition.

 

[Dixie_reefer]

Ok thank you

 

[stlcard]

wouldnt bother with that birdsnest if i were you. Unless your into rescuing corals. looks pretty gone, and may be a lost cause for someone new to sps.

 

[Graham's Aquaculture]

Ponape is easy to pale out from my experience. Better to pass on that one for now. Acro does look healthy though.

 

[Dixie_reefer]

I went ahead and got the acro today. It has a little more brown on it that I hoped but I am confident that I can get the color to come back. I Put it right next to my green slimer at the bottom of the tank.