Difficult corals....

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Emily,

When I was fighting Bryopsis the weakest fighter I had was my gorg. Eric mentions it in his book that they often become overgrown with algae. If they can't shed the outer shell regularly they don't do well. I have seen it with the one I have now and another I brought into my tank from a friends hoping to save it. When it is clear of any form of algea it does fabulous. Once a bit gets on there it is not happy and the polyps don't come out. But that is my expereince with Gorgonians.