Rock Flower pooping.. or losing zooxanthellae

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My RFA has stringy brown stuff coming from its mouth. At first I just thought it was pooping but after a little research I read it could actually be it losing zooxanthellae. Hoping to get a second opinion on this, and what can I do to help, or best just to leave it alone?

The RFA went into my tank 5 days ago. It settled into a rock and hasn’t moved. It’s looked good until tonight. Below are tank specs, parameters

TANK PARAMETERS
Nitrates: 10
Alkaline: 8
Calcium: 480
Magnesium:12
Phosphates: .08
Salinity: 1.025
Temperature:79

TANK SPECS
Red Sea Reefer 350
(2)Current USA IC Pro lights
(4) T5 lights- 2 Blue+, 2 Coral+
(2) 1050 power heads- Current USA(with covers)
1050 return pump-Current USA
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My RFA has stringy brown stuff coming from its mouth. At first I just thought it was pooping but after a little research I read it could actually be it losing zooxanthellae. Hoping to get a second opinion on this, and what can I do to help, or best just to leave it alone?

The RFA went into my tank 5 days ago. It settled into a rock and hasn’t moved. It’s looked good until tonight. Below are tank specs, parameters

TANK PARAMETERS
Nitrates: 10
Alkaline: 8
Calcium: 480
Magnesium:12
Phosphates: .08
Salinity: 1.025
Temperature:79

TANK SPECS
Red Sea Reefer 350
(2)Current USA IC Pro lights
(4) T5 lights- 2 Blue+, 2 Coral+
(2) 1050 power heads- Current USA(with covers)
1050 return pump-Current USA
C4895110-3187-4CE9-9D08-AC9FC623E878.jpeg

B14AEB03-80D9-498E-9B02-1B56E0C8262B.jpeg

04C85C3B-B77A-45AD-8BE3-BF8A186F5221.jpeg

not an expert but I think it's just adjusting to new lighting by dropping zoox. my rockflowers poops literally look like brown turds.
 

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He looks ok. Probably just adjusting. If he starts to bleach out then id be concerned.
 
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This morning he looked normal again. I put him under an overhang so he could be in the shade when he first went into the tank. He’s never moved since then so I assumed he was happy. Hope he figures himself out. Thanks for the replies
 
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