Open brain bleaching out

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by lorenz0

Well as the title says, my open brain is bleaching out. Its on the bottom of the tank in the sand in an open area. Could my lights be to bright for it? dinoflaglettes effecting it? Or is it starving?

i have always had issues with LPS, they are so much harder to keep than SPS

LPS are difficult to keep in an SPS tank because they are somewhat opposites, LPS like lower light and lower flow, they also require feeding to stay healthy which is why they can do better in higher nutrient tanks. You have to find a balance to keep them together. Skim just enough to keep the sps happy (too much is bad), feed the lps corals once in a while, keep LPS corals out of direct light or high light areas, and direct flow upwards if possible to prevent high current in the lower sections of the tank where lps will be.