Acro changing colors

[SaltyCrew4u]

I have had this acro for roughly 4 months and it's consistently stayed a dark green color. My Nitrates and Phosphates have been up and down but this coral has never been effected. The past week the top half seems darker/lighter or kind of red in color with lights on. I took a couple pics tonight and it almost appears white in areas. But it looks healthy? Bleaching/pest/or what? It's a frag that's entrusting onto the rock.

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

I have had this acro for roughly 4 months and it's consistently stayed a dark green color. My Nitrates and Phosphates have been up and down but this coral has never been effected. The past week the top half seems darker/lighter or kind of red in color with lights on. I took a couple pics tonight and it almost appears white in areas. But it looks healthy? Bleaching/pest/or what? It's a frag that's entrusting onto the rock.

Could this be growth?

 

[DenverSaltyFarm]

I think it looks good, I wouldn't change anything at this point. the fact that its encrusting on the rock is a good sign as well

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

I think it looks good, I wouldn't change anything at this point. the fact that its encrusting on the rock is a good sign as well

Thank you. The color changing part still throws me off. It looks white at night but with lights on its almost redish. We'll see i guess. It's always something just when I think I'm in the clear.

 

[cloak]

How old is the tank? How are your other corals doing?

Acros can be tough... GL

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

How old is the tank? How are your other corals doing?

Acros can be tough... GL

Just about a year old. All other corals look great. Thank you!

 

[Uncle99]

Tips look bleached to me.
Maybe STN?
Watch, may need to frag.
Sorry.

 

[fishface NJ]

Looks good to me

 

[taricha]

Thank you. The color changing part still throws me off.

If you get an ICP or ICP-MS, please share.

 

[Reefering1]

Good that it's entrusting, but don't like how these areas look. Might be stn, might be from shading. What are your parameters? Lighting? Flow? Are there any other acros in the system, how are they doing?

 

[Reefering1]

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

A few more pictures. Not the best quality.

 

[Reefering1]

Do the polyps ever come out?

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

Good that it's entrusting, but don't like how these areas look. Might be stn, might be from shading. What are your parameters? Lighting? Flow? Are there any other acros in the system, how are they doing?

Three AI Prime 16's. That acro is the highest in tank and the last I check it's at about 350 PAR. Flow its good throughout tank. Not sure how to test that. I have 2 other acros and they are doing good. I almost killed one off when I first got it but it bounced back.

Phos: .01 10/18/24
Alk: 8.6 10/18/24
Ammonia: .09 10/18/24
Mag: 1420 10/18/24
Calcium: 450 10/18/24
Nitrate: 10.1 PPM 10/15/24
PH: 8.2 10/18/24
Salinity: 1.025

 

[SaltyCrew4u]

Do the polyps ever come out?

I just blew my power strip taking those last pictures and only have 1 light on now. All polyps are currently out.