Chalice Question!

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Question my friends: hyper watermelon chalice is bleaching - i believe its actually easier to see what i mean under blues. Have had it growing (very well) for ~8 months. Was on a frag rack at ~180 PAR during that time. Just noticed the bleaching and was wondering: only thing has changed is its frag - rack - neighbor… a new frag of Koji Wada Nepthea. Could that cause a bleaching episode? (Chemical warfare)? In the interim i have moved chalice down to sand bed.
-78.8F
-Nitrates: 10
-Phosphates: 0.06
-Alk: 8.5
-Cal: 420
-Mg: 1330.

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

 

[ScionFRSguy]

I think your par is high for this coral. They typically like low lighting and low flow environments. The bleaching doesn't look terrible. They look fine in the picture.

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Thank you @ScionFRSguy! Moved it down to sand bed because i think you are right!

 

[ScionFRSguy]

Most chalices I've seen were on the sand bed or bare bottom. It's because the par and flow is low down there. Good luck!