Fungia needs help!

[NanaReefer]

My Royal Gramma is forever spitting sand on my Fungia. I promptly blow it off gently as possible. Could the color loss be a result from my actions?
All parameters are well balanced and stable.

 

[preston469]

I'd say too much lighting, they can usually take care of them selves when sand gets on top. I have had more success with low light than anything, they can bleach fairly quickly.

 

[preston469]

aln

 

[dbl]

My experience matches what Preston469 said above. It always take of the sand issue itself, but once I moved it out of the direct light, colors came back fairly quickly.

 

[maroun.c]

+1 on too much lighting.

 

[evolved]

Definitely lighting. They're capable of digging themselves out of the sand in the wild.

 

[NanaReefer]

To much white or blue? Running LED's. 12 1/2" from surface on a 40B. Whites at 12% max 6hrs a day ramping. Blues at 50% max 10hrs a day ramping. It's been in this tank for 6 months, losing color within the past week.
I've moved it back under my overflow box.