Bridsnest bleaching - can it be saved?

[Shane B.]

10 days ago I received a set of frags from an online retailer. Everything arrived fine, was dipped, and put into QT. Shortly after placing the new frags in QT, I had an Alk crash, all the way from like 8 to 5. Most everything is recovered, some even are showing new growth. This guy just can't get happy. Is it possible to save this frag with enough time and TLC, or should I just cut my losses?

Params:
Temp - 81
SG - 1.026
Alk - 8.6
Ca - 430
Mg - 1600
PO4 - .04 ppm
NO3 - 2 ppm
PAR - 190
Medium flow (10 gallon tank with a well over-sized HOB filter)

 

[Coral Reef Keepers]

Looks like she's a gonner.

 

[KrisReef]

It might survive and be ok, but only the frag knows for sure.

I'd trim off the dead skeleton and remount the living parts if it makes it.

 

[nereefpat]

I'm new to SPS, but that doesn't look bleached to me...more like dead.

 

[Duffer]

Your temp seems high, i would get that down to 78..