Anacropora and plate not doing well

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75g, 1 year old, mixed reef with fish, about 20 corals:
- phosphates 0.08
- nitrates <10
- kH 9, Ca 420, Mg 1100 (low, working on it), pH 7.5-7.8, two part dosing
- temperature 76-78F
- clowns, cardinals, chromis, yellow wrasse, cuc
- 2x reefLED 50W running at about 65-75%;

I had the coral for about a month now.
The anacropora is high on the rocks, getting probably about 350-400 par.
The plate was down on the bottom, lower flow, lower light (100par?), fed shrimp every 2-4 days. I tried to feed yesterday, there was some movement around the mouth, but no actual feeding happened. At the moment, plate coral is in a box in the tank, so I can feed without any fish trying to steal it.

If you have any advice, I would appreciate it.


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I'm not sure about the plate, but the anacropora unlike other sps prefers lower light. I have a TNT Anacropora under an overhang. Whenever the branches growout into the open light they burn.
 
I read similar information regarding the anacropora, thank you for confirming. I will move the coral to a less lit position and see how it does.
 

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