Cyphastrea help they are bleaching out

[nemo1001]

Hi every one I have softy’s leathers and a hammer , fireball stylocoeniella green stare polyp corals they all look grate open and flowing .I wish I can say the same for my
jingle bells, meteor shower, bling bling cyphastrea . Meteor shower and bling bling are bleached and now my jingle bells are bleaching what can I do to stop this and can it be fixed? The par is around 65 they are under the over hang of the rock I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong please help .

 

[JulesH]

To help people are going to need tank parameters.

 

[nemo1001]

Ph 8.1 nitrate 29 ppm phosphate 0.06 ppm alkalinity 9.8ppm calcium 420ppm magnesium 1380 salinity 34.9 ppm

 

[BristleWormHater]

Pics?

 

[nemo1001]

Lights are off for the night I’ll get some in the morning

 

[nemo1001]

Pics

 

[goosemans]

maybe I’m interpreting these pictures incorrectly, but all these frags look like they are in caves and crevices. No light no flow = coral death

 

[ieatbugman]

I do not know how powerful your powerhead is, but it would not hurt to add a second one, but other than the cyphastrea that is a beautiful tank.

 

[BristleWormHater]

maybe I’m interpreting these pictures incorrectly, but all these frags look like they are in caves and crevices. No light no flow = coral death

That's what it looks like to me as well.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

The first pic looks like its completely in the shade. More light and more flow

 

[nemo1001]

thanks for the comments. When I first put them in my tank they were on the bottom under the lights and they after 2 weeks they started to develop white spots so I put them on top of the rock and after 3 days they bleached out and then I put them in the shade

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

I'm missing something. I don't see any cyphastrea in the pictures.

65 par is a bit low. Can you boost your light intensity?

I think the bleaching is not due to light intensity, more about what's lacking in the tank.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

FWIW I can't grow cyphastrea either. I've tried many times in different positions in my tank.... I can grow anything else, but not cyphastrea for some reason.

 

[BriDroid]

I have a starburst growing well in about 150PAR with moderate flow. It's actually spreading pretty quickly. I would get them out of the shade for sure!

 

[nemo1001]

I can boost the par I’ll try moving to the top of the rock it’s 175 on the hi points

 

[nemo1001]

I do not know how powerful your powerhead is, but it would not hurt to add a second one, but other than the cyphastrea that is a beautiful tank.

The power heads are 2 mp10 lower right and left upper I have them set to 1200 gph at top speed and the return pump sicce syncrs 7.0 set to 15 % with a 3/4 random flow generator

 

[ieatbugman]

ah, my mistake I only saw one

 

[nemo1001]

No worries can’t see it in the video

 

[Science/G]

75-100 par should be fine.

 

[nemo1001]

I don’t think they are going to survive.I put them in a spot that’s 109 par and good flow they look like they may be growing algae on them at this point I’m going to be patient and just monitor them.