Rock Flower Anem Moving or Dead?

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Hi all,

One of my Rick Flowers seems to be in a weird spot. Can't tell if it's dying or just moving to be better spot? He's been in the tank about a month and has seemed pretty happy until this last week where I noticed it was retracting into the rock more often.

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PH/HRPHSalinityCalcium (Ca2+)kHPhosphateNitrate
8.21.03042090.575

These params are pretty much in line with what they have been for the last year and a half. The only stand outs are Salinity is higher than I almost always keep it which is 1.027-1.028 and Phosphate (checked via Hanna) which is usually .025.

None of my other rock flowers or corals look agitated (mostly zoa's). The only think is that the Salinity is higher than I almost always keep it which is 1.027-1.028. I've been doing small water changes every day to try to get that back down slowly.

Would love your thoughts?
 

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Thanks! Should I cut the flow and turn the lights off to help it out?
I wouldn't.
It will find it's own spot.
If you cut the flow and lights it will pick a spot based off that. Then the flow and lights are back on and it will find another spot based on those.

Just let it be. I find rfa don't move much once they have a spot.
 
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