Just got some coral in bad shape.

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The hammer didn't make it. I moved it to my quarantine tank, added a light and it developed bjd in the past 2 days
 
The candy canes are surprisingly coming back. I do not know how. I've never seen coral in worse shape. I think all 9 heads I received that were just algae covered skeletons will make it except one. I'll post pics later
 
These coral came from a friend. The branching hammer appears to have one head already to far gone. The other is likely not going to survive. The candy canes are receding so far that only a hint of green and purple remain inside each head. The skeleton is covered in green film algae. Any advice on saving any of these 3?

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You could try iodine bath, but it looks like there's a slim chance that they'll pull through.
 
Here is my 3 week update. On the one candy cane 2 of the 3 heads are coming back. The 2 double heads are bare and I'll likely pull the skeleton soon. The remaining triple head in the sand bed has 2 heads starting back.

Tank stats are
Sal 1.026
Ph 8.3
Phos .04ppm
Nitrate 4ppm
MG 1470
CA 450

For the life of me I can't seem to get past this film algae. May need to add about 30 snails soon. I have 25 and they are seeming to do much. These are lights out pics with the dining room lights on. It's a 350 gallon tank, gfo reactor, skimmer, 100 gallon sump.
 

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