Blastomussa turning white

[Bear]

Help... 

Bought a blastomussa frag about 1 week ago. Today i saw it is pale white.. 

Can anyone tell me whats the issue and is there anyway to save it? 

Thanks in advance!!

[Fjdam]

Pic in the tank will be more clear to see what is happening

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[Bear]

Hi Fjdam,

Thanks for your prompt reply.

i circle it up. its at bottom left.

[Jairus]

could be receding already.. could dip it in iodine but at this state, might not be able to save it

[Bear]

i dip it in iodine just now.. hope it survive

[inwear]

It may be caused by your strong lighting . Do place it under a shaded area for a start 

[Bear]

Thanks inwear.

I tried shifted it to the place where i circle in red. Do u think it is better?

[SubzeroLT]

Suspect its bleaching as the others mentioned. I'd put it in a very shaded area & try to feed it occasionally at night since it has little zooxanthellae to 'feed itself'.

That's a powerful light you have there. What's your light setting like?

[Bear]

I'm using the preset mode, haven really play with the TP..

[SubzeroLT]

I have the 160w version & found the preset mode much too strong for my tank.

 

Do play around with the program settings. More blue & less whites which will be less harsh. Play around with lighting hours as well.

Else, borrow/rent  PAR meter to measure. They will do will in ~ 50 PAR levels.

https://www.tidalgardens.com/red-blastomussa-merletti.html

 

[Bear]

Thanks SubzeroLT...

Do you mind share your setting? 

I'm trying the TP as per following... any advice?

TP	Time	Channel A	Channel B	Channel C	Channel D
1	0800	0	0	1	0
2	0900	40	30	30	40
3	1000	72	56	56	72
4	1800	72	56	56	72
5	1830	40	80	80	40
6	2000	40	80	80	40
7	2030	20	70	30	20
8	2100	15	50	50	15
9	2130	10	25	25	10
10	2200	0	0	1	0

[SubzeroLT]

Oops, mine is the Maxpect Razor 160W (just noticed yours is the new R5 model). But in general, it was in the 80-90% blue. 30-60% whites.

I would suggest browsing in forums & facebook product/group pages for reference settings.

 

[sarada5]

Blastomosa should be kept under indirect low light n less flow


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