I have a war coral frag, about an 1.5 inches across. I've had it for about a month and it's placed in the sand bed, with moderate flow and it's slowly losing color. I don't want to say bleaching (referring to too much light) because it's in the sand bed, but it's really starting to simply fade out. My question, understanding LPS tend to like "dirtier" water; is my system too clean to support this coral? I have a burning leptastrea, and a hulk lepto (also on the sand bed) that seem to be doing great, but are getting slightly less flow. I've tried moving it around the tank with no success. Full tank specs below, but I have zero algae issues and have a hard time getting any reading for Phos or Nitrate. 99% of the time my tests for Phos and Nitrate come up "0," the most i've seen is 3-5 ppm. I have a few Acros, Pavona, Stylos that are doing great. I have other LPS: duncan and hammer that are doing well. I spot feed every other day with LRS Reef Frenzy. Any advice is greatly appreciated, I don't wanna lose this guy!
I'm using Salifert test kits and an electronic Hanner checker for Phos.
46G
4 Bulb T5
1 year old
Most Recent Tests (2-5-16) - Bubble Magus Doser
dkH: 8.6 (carbon dosing pellets & BRS Mini Reactor Carbon/GFO Mix)
Ca: 410
Mg: 1300
Ph: 7.8
Nitrate: 0
Phos: 0
I'm using Salifert test kits and an electronic Hanner checker for Phos.
46G
4 Bulb T5
1 year old
Most Recent Tests (2-5-16) - Bubble Magus Doser
dkH: 8.6 (carbon dosing pellets & BRS Mini Reactor Carbon/GFO Mix)
Ca: 410
Mg: 1300
Ph: 7.8
Nitrate: 0
Phos: 0