Dragon Soul Bleaching

[mess7777]

I will get a picture tonight, but one of my most hardy corals, my dragon soul is looking a little rough. The area around the mouth looks white, and it just doesn't look as "puffy" as it used to. It also seems to be dying in the shadowed areas where it has grown underneath my rock work.

I have changed my lights and slowly ramped them up, but they are certainly much more powerful than what I had before. When LPS corals bleach is the mouth where it will start. I don't want to move it if uncalled for as it has been there for over a year and has somewhat encrusted on the surrounding rock.

 

[wonderz]

What are your parameters? I noticed mine did better when there is are like 5ppm NO3 compare to 0ppm.

 

[mess7777]

i do always show 0 nitrates...for over 6 months.

 

[organism]

Those prefer lower lighting, chances are your new lights are too powerful for it or maybe it wasn't acclimated slowly enough. You may want to move it into the shade for the time being...

 

[mess7777]

thanks, i moved it to the bottom. The mouths are looking pretty white now, hoping it recovers, even not I will find it a place with even less light.