Acro bleaching question

[Myka]

Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

My plan is to remove the whole branch and attach it as a frag somewhere else on the rock, if the branch survives then great.

I would suggest you just toss that piece in the garbage. You never know for sure what the problem is, so why risk one little frag for your whole tank? I remove anything questionable from my reef. My reef is worth too much (and I'm not just talking money) to risk a little frag over.