Candy Cane coral dying?!

[jaseyrenae]

I bought a pretty big purple candy cane colony a couple weeks back and for the last week the tissue has been receding on a few heads and it hasn’t been plumping up like it was when I first got it. Does anyone have an advice on anything I could do to possibly help it recover would be greatly appreciated!

20 gallon tank, 1 year old, 1 AI prime HD
Parameters:
salinity: 1.024
pH: 8.15
nitrite: 0 ppm
nitrate: 10 ppm
phosphate: 0.5 ppm
calcium: 450 ppm
kh: 9.4
magnesium: 1400 ppm

 

[mich2599]

Unfortunately, it does look like it is dying. I myself haven’t been so lucky with Candy Canes. I currently have one that has been with me since spring, hopefully I do not lose it. As to the cause of why I have never figured out why.

 

[W1ngz]

Too much water flow maybe? How is the water flow in that spot? They don't like being blasted.