Birds nest acro unhealthy?

[Gianluca]

Hello all, my friend bought me a birds nest acropora two days ago. It doesn’t look too healthy in my opinion so I am concerned my tank isn’t up to snuff, the rest my corals are really healthy and growing just this one isn’t (or maybe I am just overreacting)
My tank parameters are as follows
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Phospahtaes: 0
Nitrates: 18
Ph: 8.2
alq: 200
I’ll add better pictures when I get home

 

[Saltyreef]

Its alive and i see no issues with necrosis....

 

[Gianluca]

Its alive and i see no issues with necrosis....

Okay lol, so I am just over reacting

 

[Gianluca]

Its alive and i see no issues with necrosis....

Is the white bits on it normal?

 

[noobreefer2]

Are you concerned about the color?

 

[Gianluca]

Are you concerned about the color?

Yes, it looks like it’s a bit white so I am concerned if it’s unhealthy. It is brand new to the tank but I Wanna make sure it’s getting a good environment

 

[Gianluca]

Yes, it looks like it’s a bit white so I am concerned if it’s unhealthy. It is brand new to the tank but I Wanna make sure it’s getting a good environment

But I have also never had one before so I don’t know if that’s normal coloring lol

 

[Gianluca]

Here’s a Better picture of what I am concerned about

 

[ThePurple12]

It looks good, the white patch is normal. BTW, a bird’s nest isn’t an acro.

 

[Gianluca]

It looks good, the white patch is normal. BTW, a bird’s nest isn’t an acro.

Ah alright, thank you for the help. Also wait it isn’t? What type of coral is it?

 

[ThePurple12]

It’s in the genus Seriatopora, while acros are in the genus Acropora :)

 

[Gianluca]

It’s in the genus Seriatopora, while acros are in the genus Acropora :)

Thank you so much!! Very much appreciated

 

[LegendaryCG]

Thank you so much!! Very much appreciated

Both are SPS that like similar conditions but birdsnest is more forgiving to keep. Yours is looking fine to me, they do change color once they settle in. Mine got a deeper pink.

 

[Saltyreef]

Both are SPS that like similar conditions but birdsnest is more forgiving to keep.

I dont completely agree.
Usually birdsnest is the first to start necroding

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

Can you Super Glue it to a Frag Disk? Then you can attach it to the back glass, where it will have plenty of room to grow. I used a plug on mine, but put it too high in the tank. Mine is glued to the Internal Overflow.

 

[Gianluca]

Can you Super Glue it to a Frag Disk? Then you can attach it to the back glass, where it will have plenty of room to grow. I used a plug on mine, but put it too high in the tank. Mine is glued to the Internal Overflow.
yeah I actually glued it to a frag disk not long after the discussion. Bad picture hut it has it has a lot more room to grow