Sunburst BTE turning brown/black

[Christopher Poore]

Hello all!

My beautiful Sunburst BTE has been in my possession for a few months now. About 3 weeks ago I moved, therefore the tank was moved as well. Up until the past few days the BTE has looked beautiful, great extension, color, etc. About 4-5 days ago it stopped extending as much and has begun to lose almost all of its color.

I have an AI Hydra 52HD and 6 blue lights burnt out on the same side of the unit that the nem is on. Could it have been from loss of light? I'm almost certain that this isn't causing it, as all my coral have been doing fine. It's just a factor I wanted to disclose.

Any ideas as to what could be causing this? Pics attached

 

[saltyphish]

Your saying the lights above it burnt out? If that is the case I wonder what the par difference is from before. Now I'm going to second guess myself because technically if the nem was unhappy it would typically relocate to a happier spot. Has it moved any?

 

[Christopher Poore]

6 out of 12 blues burnt out, but the whites and royal blues are still working. I would assume the reduced par wouldnt have anything to do with it. It hasn't moved at all since arriving in the tank

 

[saltyphish]

6 out of 12 blues burnt out, but the whites and royal blues are still working. I would assume the reduced par wouldnt have anything to do with it. It hasn't moved at all since arriving in the tank

I agree