Bleached torch

[Sharkbait19]

Hello,
Yesterday I bought a 24k gold torch coral and upon putting it into my tank noticed that it was not nearly as colorful as pictures I’ve seen, and was even less colorful than the other torches at the store. I realize now that it’s likely bleached, and now am wondering what the best practices would be to return its color, other than upkeep the environment’s health. Is there anything that I should dose to help it recover, other than the reef carbonate and nitrate dosing I currently do?

 

[MERKEY]

Low light and stable parameters and it should start to recover.

Don't change your tanks dosing to try and save a coral.

Get a specific tank for that set up like a QT so you don'tess with your display.

 

[Yang’s Blue Paradise]

If it came bleached I would talk to the store you got it from. They should not sent something like this to you especially if their pictures are taken while they looked good

 

[Sharkbait19]

Does anyone have experience with polyp-lab polyp booster? Would this help the coral regain its zooxanthellae?

 

[JustaSunday]

Does anyone have experience with polyp-lab polyp booster? Would this help the coral regain its zooxanthellae?

I've used polyp booster before but honestly couldn't tell much of what was happening, I was already using VM, Restor and Koralcolor from Brightwell so It might not have added much. I can say that I was able to bring back a half-dead micromussa using vm and restor (while also feeding it) as well as bring back the green in a half-bleached colony of gsp. I know its gsp so it mighta got its color back on its own but I like to think the additives played some role. Best bet is stable parameters like others said, after I got a dosing pump for afr everything got so much easier.