Bubble Tip Bleaching...parameters are fine?

[JonoB]

My green bubble tip is bleaching...

I went on vacation for a week and had someone watching my tank. I had daily food portioned out and that's really all he had to do, so I don't think he would have messed up with anything there.

Right now my parameters are:

Temp - 78
Salinity - 1.026
Alk - 8
Calc - 420
Mag - 1250
Phos - .03
Nitrates- 0

It is a 60 gal cube, with a hydra26 for lighting. Almost all of my corals look great (the exception is a frogspawn that has it's own set of problems) , so I wouldn't think it would be the light?

Any ideas?

 

[James M]

It’s probably the lighting....I would start feedings and bring it back to good shape

 

[Ebone]

a single 26? what are the max settings and where is the bta

 

[JonoB]

Yeah just a single 26. When starting this tank, most of my research showed that one single 26 would be enough for the tank.

Here is the schedule:

 

[JonoB]

Bump this back up. My anemone isn't any worse but still not looking great...

The hydra is about 9 inches above the water. The anemone is about 13 inches under the water line, because that's where he parked himself. Parameters are staying stable at what I posted before.

When you guys say it's the lighting, are you saying it's too much or not enough?

 

[Lance M.]

Depends on where it is. If it's directly under it then it should be fine. Mine get 200-300 par for 5 hrs a day with 4hr ramp up and 4 hr ramp down on both sides, so 13 hr photoperiod. I have a photon 32 v2+.
My gbta is in the 250-300 range, my reds and rainbows are in different places so their lighting varies.

How long have you had it? Some pics would help.