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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I'm new to SPS, but that doesn't look bleached to me...more like dead.
 

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