Hammer Coral Recovery

[Kasrift]

I bought a hammer Coral from my LFS and I have two questions.

1). Do you think it is bleached?
2). Best method to bring it back to health.

I bought this as kind of a gamble, it looked bleached to me, but had good base colors. I have a pretty successful tank (if you were to ask me, jaded opinion I know), but have always bought healthy coral. I started it in a low light/low flow areas of my tank, but I think it is looking better with a little more light. I don't want to stress it out, so trying to figure out if it is bleached from too much light or if it would be ok at about 100 par (which is my sand bed if it isn't in an overhang).

 

[vetteguy53081]

I bought a hammer Coral from my LFS and I have two questions.

1). Do you think it is bleached?
2). Best method to bring it back to health.

I bought this as kind of a gamble, it looked bleached to me, but had good base colors. I have a pretty successful tank (if you were to ask me, jaded opinion I know), but have always bought healthy coral. I started it in a low light/low flow areas of my tank, but I think it is looking better with a little more light. I don't want to stress it out, so trying to figure out if it is bleached from too much light or if it would be ok at about 100 par (which is my sand bed if it isn't in an overhang).

Semi-bleached and likely due to previous lack of light
While they’re not picky about location, sand will irritate it and they do best about the lower third of tank under moderate light and water flow
If polyps are swaying heavy or bent over skeleton- too much flow
Feed mysis shrimp 2x a week assure nitrate level is not elevated

 

[Kasrift]

Thanks. I can put it above the sand, I have spare printed reef mounts for sand or rockwork. Any concern over the par level?