1. cautious with bleach - it will take off mildew and dead occupants but
will dissolve the coral as well.

2. Thinking of the top of head a  color wheel would be handy.  Think of
yellow taken out by bluing.
    I'd try a sample if one broke in shipment...

3. what does it look like. There are natural pink, and red and black
naturally.

Martin

GARY FREDRICKSON wrote:
> Hi,
> If this is off topic too far I'm sorry. I recently received a large piece of coral that was described by the dealer as not bleached or stabilized.
> Can anyone tell me the proper procedures,like how to stabilize or even what that means plus what sort of concentration of bleach I should use. It is a shade of grey white at present. I bought it because the only other piece I had that appeared to be related was tinted a delightful shade of pepto-bismol pink. Has anyone had any experience in trying to get rid of the tinting? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
> Gary
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