Help with aiding a Torch to recovery..

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Long story short, I had a 13.5 Nano in my office. Was offered a job, took it, had to move the tank from office to the house. Local store had an IM 25 Lagoon, bought it. Moved everything over. New substrate, new rock. etc.. etc.. Tank cycled with fish and I had this Torch coral that was the only coral I had, as I bought it to try in the Fluval and it was doing well, but it didn't fare so well in the move. Purple tang smashed on it in while it was in my WB 220.6 during the lagoon's cycle, I had no choice but to move it back into the lagoon, and probably too soon. It shrunk up a lot, it's still alive and the tissue has stopped receding. But it isn't coming back, it's just kind of at a stand still.

Took all readings this morning, 440 Ca, 10.4 Alk, 1350 Mag, 0 Nitrate, .03 PO4.. All Red Sea Pro kits.

I feed Coral AB+, as well as Reef Roids a couple times a week. It is responsive to food.

Is there anything I can do to help this thing along? Or just time? It does extend polyps during the day now, it appears to be recovering, but I'd like to do anything I can to help it get back to health.
 
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I would first start by getting your no3 up, and your Alk is pretty high in my opinion with your PO4 that low.
 
I would first start by getting your no3 up, and your Alk is pretty high in my opinion with your PO4 that low.

I dose NO3 to my big tank, and I had considered doing that to this one as well.

I only have 2 fish in it, and I don't feed heavy. Guess I should probably do that.

What can I do for the Alk issue?
 

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