acri turning brown

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hello friend

i have a55 gallon tank with mixed sps i recently buy some sps some acros and the acro is i have 2 of my acros there polyps is turning brown any one know why ? i have

nitrate 0
phos 0.03
mag 1350
alk 8.9
sal 1.026
cal 450
and i use radions pro at 45%
 
Doesn't browning SPS suggest too little light? Try moving them up higher maybe.
 
What kind of acro? If it's a wild chop might be perfectly normal. Typically browning indicates low light or high nutrients but let's not forget it could just be acclimating as well.
 

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