How can I help this favia rebound?

[cracker]

Hey Folks, So I have an older favia I almost wiped out. It's hanging in there & looking better after some light changes & more stable perameters . I'd say moderate flow where it is. I very recently started spot feeding more. I rarely fed in the past. So there is a couple of polyps here some there and a
couple on the side.It gets 7 hours of 200 par. A couple hours of around 60 par in the morn & evening.
Perameters ,
sal 1.026
No3& Po4 are undetectable however the HA tells me different.
Mg 1380
alk 7.8,8.0
Ca 430
As I was saying it is doing better and would like to do what I can. Please point me to some reading or such.
Thanks . Brian

 

[Donovan Joannes]

Favia will thrive under moderate to high (not extremely high) lighting. You can try direct feeding blended shrimp mixed with coral foods or fish pellets. Not too much, a very small portion will do. Entice with some shrimp juice, wait for the feeding tentacle to come out and feed. They will recover faster that way. A healthy favia doesn't need feeding, photosynthesis alone is enough. One more thing, zero NO3/PO4 is worst than having some. Unless excessive algae creates false reading, work out something to have some nitrate/phosphate in the water column so that your coral does't starved to death.

 

[EriksOasis]

Spot feeding will help. Good water parameters and it will bounce back may take a few months tho.