Pink Stylophora Question

[skyler78]

I've been trying to keep pink stylophora and it's health is slowly degrading. It went from a bright pink to a pink with tan / brown patches. The polyps are always extended and it seems to be surviving but is certainly not thriving or even growing. All of my other sps are doing great and growing very quickly. This coral is proving to be difficult to keep and I'm thinking about trading it soon. I've read that they do better in low light high flow. But mine hates high flow, the polyps close up immediately and if it is in high flow for extended amounts of time I've noticed RTN. I have 4.27 watts per gallon - quad T5HO, 2 10k / 2 actinic. Actinic on 8am to 10pm, 10k & Actinic on 10am to 8pm. I feel like it could be a lighting issue and this particular coral needs halides. But everywhere I read it says it does better in low light and T5s will suffice.

Does anyone keep this coral, would strontium supplements help? I feed my sps a mixture of phytoplan, reef cleaner's filter feeder formula, reef freenzy, cyclopleeze and oyster feast.

My water -
Calcium - 400 - 450
Alk - 8-10
Nitrates - 0-5
Phos - 0
Salinity - 1.025

Here is a picture, does it look unhealthy?

May 8

April 26

 

[aandfsoccr04]

I keep mine in very high light and high flow. It seems to do fine. Not all that fast of a grower though. Moderate growth.

 

[Guillaume]

Following on this. Just integrated a Stylo in medium-low flow, medium-high light...

 

[dowtish]

I have read that they require very intense light. I have one that i placed not high enough, and its super healthy with great PE, but has turned purple. I keep meaning to move it higher, but have a hard time breaking something that has encrusted.

Typed from my phone because I have nothing better to do.