Why is my favia receding?

[Meloco14]

Hi all, I need help figuring out why my favia is receding. I have had it for 2 weeks and it always looked healthy, I just noticed this today. I have it on the sand bed so it is low flow low light, there are 3 other favias beside it along with a micromussa that are all fine. I got it from a local guy so it didnt get shipped, and I dipped it and set the lights on acclim mode for the first week. It doesn't look like bleaching, it's like the flesh is receding from the outer edges. Is this a common issue? All params are normal and have remained stable, no swings in anything.
Thanks in advance.

 

[BlennyTime]

What dip did you use? An iodine dip may help.

 

[Meloco14]

What dip did you use? An iodine dip may help.

I used revive. I can pick up an iodine based one and try that.

 

[Natefank]

Are you feeding them? I've noticed most LPS do a lot better with regular feedings of meaty foods

 

[Meloco14]

I have not started feeding yet. I had bought reefroids but then read about the phosphate issues with it so I returned it and I have benereef on the way. Also have some aminos on the way. Hopefully those help.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Moderate light and water flow, feed 3x per week.
Assure you are not getting false salinity readings and lights are not bright

 

[living_tribunal]

It's hard to tell from the pic. I've found favia to be pretty diverse in the conditions that they will grow under. I grow pallida, lizardensis, and speciosa from the bottom of the tank to the upper middle. They appreciate medium to lower flow and any par under 120.

It takes quite a bit to make them recess so assuming your parameters are in a normal range, I'd look for more obscure catalysts.