Acro bleaching/ed

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  1. wkbrdr1661

    wkbrdr1661 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I have been "away" for a few days selling on the road. I was home every nightbut really only had time to do the bare minimum.

    Im fighting cyano right now (cUc in the mail).

    My green acro is pretty much completely bleached. So obviously its extremely white. All of the polyps are also in and two of the tips turned dark brown. They were light brown when i bought it...now its darker though.

    Actually i broke those two tips off...

    Anyway, i moved it lower in the tank to see if that made a difference as an attempt.

    What do i need to do?

    All of the params are right one ca at 400+, mg at 1400 er so ALK at 3.8
     
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  3. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    Moving it down was not good... It was getting darker as more zooxanthellae was inhabiting to try and keep it alive. The bleaching was because it can't support itself. I believe that the brown areas should not have been removed. Instead of moving it down you should put it as high as possible...