confused about my green birds nest.

[richiero]

it seems to be growing like crazy with nice PE but it seems only the tips are green and the rest of the BN is brown. i had is placed up high in my tank and it was bleaching, i then moved it mid level where it browned up and got PE.

i have a diy leds with 64 3 watt bulbs. 11" off the surface with 80deg optics.

test water in a few will get back with numbers.

all other corals are doing great, my plate coral has good growth and color.

temp 77.8
ph 8.5

salt 1.025

 

[ajcanale]

nitrates?

 

[dany500]

It might be nitrate.

 

[Reef Bass]

Without water quality information, it sounds like a light issue to me. Too much = bleaching. Too little = brown (increase in zooxanthellae).

Ideally, use a par meter to determine current light levels and then figure out a spot in the tank that would be appropriate for relocation. And give it some time there to adjust before moving again.

 

[markalot]

it seems to be growing like crazy with nice PE but it seems only the tips are green and the rest of the BN is brown. i had is placed up high in my tank and it was bleaching, i then moved it mid level where it browned up and got PE.

i have a diy leds with 64 3 watt bulbs. 11" off the surface with 80deg optics.

test water in a few will get back with numbers.

all other corals are doing great, my plate coral has good growth and color.

temp 77.8
ph 8.5

salt 1.025

Is it a green birdsnest, or a green tipped birdsnest?

Green tipped is the big on top left, Green is the giant green blob on the right. Both need a lot of flow to stay healthy and don't really seem to care much about water parameters.