Can someone help ID what’s wrong with my frogspawn?

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I haven’t changed anything in the tank or with the coral but lately it’s been lookin more retracted at night.

Alk-9.8
Cal-470
Mag-1370
Nite-10
Phos-0

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It isn’t unusual for corals to retract at night. Is it staying open during the daytime or not as much as it used to?

One possibility is the lack of phosphates. Most LPS, including frogspawn, prefer some nutrients in the water. It may be starving.
 

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