Yuma bleaching... what are possible causes

[pantofful]

Like the title suggests, I picked up a yuma a few months ago, and it has slowly lost all its color... I've tried moving it higher/lower, less flow, etc, but have failed to see any improvement. So I'm coming here, to get any info I can to ascertain why it has lost it's color and what I need to do to ensure it's future health.

I've got a 38 gallon tank with a mix of SPS/LPS/& soft corals (no feeder tentacles are within reach of the yuma), with 2x96 Watt PC lighting overhead.

Thanks in advance for any help...

 

[ntfish]

Usually lighting is the culprit. My experience has been that too much light is more likely to cause bleaching. I have one small orange and brown yuma that is recovering from too much light at the moment. It turned completely transparant. I have decreased the light, and now it is starting to get a little color back. It can take months for them to regain all of their color. HTH

 

[dc_909]

Ditto on the lights

 

[pantofful]

Thanks, I'll move it even lower (put the rock it's attached to on the sandbed) in the morning...

 

[BigScott]

shade it if ya can..

 

[pantofful]

I've got a nice little overhang that the sandbed below has been home to a feather duster for a few years that should work great...