Tissue loss on birdsnest

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Yesterday I picked up a birdsnest frag. I just noticed a few tiny patches of tissue loss. Polyps are extended though it still looks a little brown. Trying to up load a photo
 

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Is it possible that you didn't notice the bare patches were there before you bought it? If you're certain it happened in your tank, there are a lot of plausible scenarios, stress from acclimation, poor water quality, poor water chemistry...
 
Rapid tissue necrosis or RTN, like mentioned above check Parameters.
 
I believe it was like this at the store. I checked at at the store so did an employee, but since it is so small we probably just missed it. I noticed it shortly after I put it in. The tissue loss hasn't gotten worse, that I am certain of. Yes there was a nitrate and posphate issue. Something went wrong with my skimmer and is now fixed so the small cyano/algae problem is dying off. Phosphate is still slightly above zero, mag is a little low at 1200, calcium is 420. Nitrate is zero as well as nitrite and ammonia.
 
I have the same problem before and the solution is on my case wc cuz my phosphate at that time was high
 
Something else to check is stray voltage... I have seen at least two cases where birdsnest RTN'd due to a pump giving off stray voltage...
 

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