It appears my Octospawn is struggling, any suggestions to help it?

tjtax

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I’ve had my Octospawn for 3-4 weeks. Initially it looked like this.
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Now it looks like this.

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Salinity is 1.024
Nitrate is 5 ppm
pH is 8.0
Phosphate is .29 ppm
Temp is 77.5 degrees

I have an Aquatop AIO 40 gallon. I’m using the protein skimmer that came with the tank.
 

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How long has it been like this? This is what my torch looked like when it was about to bail out. What is your alk, mag, cal?
P.S, i doubt this is the problem, but most corals like 1.025-26, but i doubt this is what is the problem, just a little tip for your other coral
 

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Yea I’m also guessing new tank. Salinity a bit low, nitrate a bit low, phosphate is high….. no alk test? the parameters seem unstable.
 

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