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I was gone for 2 days with my ATO and heat Fine. I came home birdsnest was almost dead and my favia is turning brown from the outside in. Could this be because they're new additions and I run my alk at 11?
 

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Definitely possible, especially if they were in a tank for awhile with low alk and other unmatched perams like PH,Po4,No3, and light intensity. what other corals do you have.
 
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other than that my parameters are the EXACT same almost as them. Only alk being different. They run red sea blue I run red sea pro
 

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Alk at 8 to 9 maybe more common. Red Sea pro is higher alk.
 

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If you still see polyps in the birdsnest, put it in low light for a few weeks.
 

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Its bleaching but not necessarily dead. Something spiked or changed in salinity, ph, alk, CA or phosphates- TEST3offer heavy blue lighting and moderate water flow and it M A Y bounce back
 
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Its bleaching but not necessarily dead. Something spiked or changed in salinity, ph, alk, CA or phosphates- TEST3offer heavy blue lighting and moderate water flow and it M A Y bounce back
My friendling there were No polyps, it was white, and it was thrown and picked up by my urchin i think
 

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My friendling there were No polyps, it was white, and it was thrown and picked up by my urchin i think
These guys can recover well. I know of many including myself who have had bleached birdsnest and stylo in which now fully recovered.
Often when water becomes too warm, that alone will cause bleaching. Bleaching is the release or loss of zooxanthellae from coral tissue. Zooxanthellae is acquired by corals via light and water flow. When nutrients are delivered and zooxanhellae is restored, so is the coral.
 
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These guys can recover well. I know of many including myself who have had bleached birdsnest and stylo in which now fully recovered.
Often when water becomes too warm, that alone will cause bleaching. Bleaching is the release or loss of zooxanthellae from coral tissue. Zooxanthellae is acquired by corals via light and water flow. When nutrients are delivered and zooxanhellae is restored, so is the coral.
This is helpful! What should i do with it though?
 

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You can place them in styrofoam box or cardboard w box in the path of blue light at room temperature until you’re ready to acclimate
Float bag in display to first adjust temperature
 

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this happens to any BN frag i buy so i super appreciate all the advice in this thread. gonna wait a few months before i try again.
 

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