Plate Coral and Anemone problem

[Lisa Cain]

Hello, My saltwater tank has been doing well, I went out of town, and my son did a Fabolous job of taking care of my tank. However, two problems have arisen.

1. My plate coral appears to be dying? Is there any hop e for it?
2. My anemone was pink and green, however now it is brown and losing it pink. Has anyone experienced this before. If so what is the cause?

Thanks for any information that you can provide. I have pictures of what they used to look like and that they look like now. Anemone, what it used to look like is indicated by the big arrow in the 3rd picture. This was the original color before it turned brown. When I first purchased the plate coral it would extend long tentacles.

Red Sea Max 250 - 65 gallon aquarium.​

I did a water change about 15%. Salinity is 1.025. I need to test phosphate and calcium, however 6 days ago everything was fine in regards to parameters.

 

[Rocks reef]

What lights are you using? The anemone could be losing color due to insufficient light as well as causing the plate to die.

 

[Lisa Cain]

What lights are you using? The anemone could be losing color due to insufficient light as well as causing the plate to die.

I have an original older model Red Sea Max 250 (66 gallons) with the original with T5 lighting.

 

[P-Dub]

When was the last time you changed out your bulbs? What are (all) your water parameters? How long have you had the critters? How is your flow? What other organisms do you keep?

Many things can influence the responses or reactions of your organisms, light not being the only one. It is always helpful to give us as much info as is reasonably possible to help us help you out. Know that anyone who has been reefkeeping for any appreciable time has experienced exactly what you are. And what you are experiencing can be attributed to any myriad of reasons.
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