Coral is bleaching!

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I got a favia coral about 2-3 weeks ago and I recently noticed that it’s been turning white around the edges and losing color. I know this is a sign of bleaching but I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong! I noticed on top of that that there’s strings of hair algae growing on it. Does anyone know what I’m doing wrong and how to fix it?
 

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I got a favia coral about 2-3 weeks ago and I recently noticed that it’s been turning white around the edges and losing color. I know this is a sign of bleaching but I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong! I noticed on top of that that there’s strings of hair algae growing on it. Does anyone know what I’m doing wrong and how to fix it?
There’s a lot to unpack here. For starters, what are your basic parameters?

It sounds more like Slow Tissue Necrosis, than bleaching.
 
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There’s a lot to unpack here. For starters, what are your basic parameters?

It sounds more like Slow Tissue Necrosis, than bleaching.
7.8-8 pH, .25-.50 ammonia, 0 for nitrate and nitrite
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Water shouldn't have any ammonia and tank shouldn't have any corals at this time until tank become more mature and stable parameter.
 

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Ammonia will affect fish and their respiratory systems more than corals (if at all). It’s fair to assume you are very new. I suggest going on YouTube and learning about reef aquarium water quality and everything else you can take.
 
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Water shouldn't have any ammonia and tank shouldn't have any corals at this time until tank become more mature and stable parameter.
It’s been set up for over a year and a half and I have other corals doing just fine
 
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Ammonia will affect fish and their respiratory systems more than corals (if at all). It’s fair to assume you are very new. I suggest going on YouTube and learning about reef aquarium water quality and everything else you can take.
I’ve had the tank set up for a while now, somewhere over 1.5 years and all my other corals are doing fine. I’ve been feeding my fish a lot more than usual so that’s probably why I have a spike in ammonia
 

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