Bridsnest bleaching - can it be saved?

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10 days ago I received a set of frags from an online retailer. Everything arrived fine, was dipped, and put into QT. Shortly after placing the new frags in QT, I had an Alk crash, all the way from like 8 to 5. Most everything is recovered, some even are showing new growth. This guy just can't get happy. Is it possible to save this frag with enough time and TLC, or should I just cut my losses?

Params:
Temp - 81
SG - 1.026
Alk - 8.6
Ca - 430
Mg - 1600
PO4 - .04 ppm
NO3 - 2 ppm
PAR - 190
Medium flow (10 gallon tank with a well over-sized HOB filter)

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It might survive and be ok, but only the frag knows for sure.

I'd trim off the dead skeleton and remount the living parts if it makes it.
 
I'm new to SPS, but that doesn't look bleached to me...more like dead.
 

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