I got this mystery coral and for the life of me cannot figure out what it is and why it is bleaching I have it at the very bottom and all of my other corals are doing perfectly fine
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I just have a fluval 13.5 gallon with the basic light and I took a sample to my LFS and they said only my phosphates were slightly high and that it wouldn’t cause that I have my lights on a 9 hour timerList all parameters, the test kits used, the light, and the light's settings.
Yes I have a red cap Montipora at the top of the tank and it has grown tremendouslyCould be an encrusting montipora.
Do you have any other montipora in the tank?
No they were super busy with people so they didn’t get to write it down on a noteDid your lfs provide you with numbers?
There's not much to go on, does any other corals look stressed or showing signs of recession?No they were super busy with people so they didn’t get to write it down on a note
Oh I see I have had this tank for a year and I have loaded this thing with lots of corals and they are all doing super well but I recently bought 2 mystery corals and they were my first ever corals to give me problems and I am not sure what coral bleaching totally looks like from first hand experienceThere's not much to go on, does any other corals look stressed or showing signs of recession?
How long have you had that coral?
Would you happen to know what the par is down on the sand bed?
It doesn't look bleached, it might not be getting adequate light.
Basic light?I just have a fluval 13.5 gallon with the basic light and I took a sample to my LFS and they said only my phosphates were slightly high and that it wouldn’t cause that I have my lights on a 9 hour timer