Tips bleaching on acropora and brown algae! What am I doing wrong???

Wow! [emoji15] that's great detailed watch over that coral! Mine had tons of pink when I got it and it's been literally growing like a weed & has lost all pink as it has been growing! :(

where are your parameters and par? Led?

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Alk: 7.7
Ca: 465-475
Mg: 1380-1440
Temp: 76.6 - 77.10
pH: 7.92 - 8.22 (avg. 8.04)
Nitrates/phosphates: Haven't measured in months

What the paletta pink tip looked like before I moved it.
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Tank is indeed LED lighted and PAR ranges from 100-200 on the sandbed and goes all the way up to 770 at a hotspot. Most of the stuff that I care about sits in 250-500 PAR.
 
things to look forward too! awesome change in color with that pink popping now! I'm slowly raising my light intensity around 1% overall everyday/ every other day until i find a sweet spot where everyone is super happy.

i recently won a very high end acropora but having the vendor hold it until I'm sure that i won't kill it. I'm usually really good about patience but with such an awesome coral heading my way its very hard to be patient with my tank! lol
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 15 21.4%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 5 7.1%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 12 17.1%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 19 27.1%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 1.4%
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