When you move any plantt from inside to outside, you need to gradually introduce it to full sun or they can sunburn. I don't see anything wrong with your Aloe. It should not be bright green living outside unless it is in full shade. Aloes change color in response to light levels, water availability, heat, etc. It is a stress response, but does not mean the plant is sick. I actually like the grey/brown color more than the bright green it turns inside. I've got one outside that looks very similar to yours outside. Your conditions inside are abnormal. A bright green plant is not the way it should look. Brad

Hi...thanks to all of you for your replies. Let me give you some background on this plant: Absolutely nothing has changed with this plant's environment. It only gets afternoon sun...it's been in the same spot for 2 years. I did have it in a much smaller pot. After doing research, what I largely read was that the growth of aloe plants is inhibited by the size of the container...that once it gets to a certain size, you must put it in a larger container to maintain growth and health. It was about a year ago that I put it in the larger pot, and it grew even larger. It's potted in regular miracle grow potting soil that I bought at Lowe's...there's gravel in the lower portion of the pot to help with drainage. It's always been in this kind of potting soil, and up until now, thrived...growing twice the size that it was when I brought it back from Aruba in a ziplock bag (with a wet paper towel in it). I don't water it often...maybe every 2-3 weeks. When I first brought it home, I read about how aloe doesn't like a really wet environment. So I made it a point not to over water. Sitting on the other side of the door from this aloe plant is another aloe plant (of another kind...it looks different) in the exact same container and soil. I did the same thing with it about a year ago in that I transplanted it into it's current pot. Since then, it has grown 3-4 times its original size...I mean thriving! That's what I don't understand. Two aloe plants...in identical environments...one thriving while the other one is suffering (although the suffering one was thriving up until a month ago).

Thanks guys, I forgot to check this forum, and I'm buying the neccasary items soon. Now there's another problem. Some of the leaves that were brown are getting greener. But they're still squishy. The base leaves are firm. I now put it on a shadier spot and let it dry out. The problem is that the sides of the leaves are turning a dark green. I live in a zone 7 and it's getting pretty cold outside. Every day the leaves that are brown are tiny bit firmer and recovering with a greener color. With the link you can see one of the left leaves with a green color. http://imgur.com/eh6BzNm http://imgur.com/Hqwpyps (The pups are doing fine so far, I hope they will actually survive to be adults. If I'm lucky my clumsiness will go away.)

To me it looks like it got wet enough to damage some roots. Dry leaves due to lack of water go tan and crispy for me, turning black after this, is not what I have seen in my experience If the plant is growing new growth the roots have overcome and you will be fine. Trim off the unsightly tips and good luck.