Green birdsnest has been brown for a year

[Tangina20]

I bought a small frag of green birdsnest and it turned brown writhing a week of having it. I’ve had it for about a year now and it’s growing well but is still brown! I can’t seem it figure out how to bring the color back! My montipora, stylo and other sps have great color.

Alk 9
Cal 420
Nitrate 2.5
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Phosphate 0
Ph 8.1
Salinity 1.025
Temp 78

 

[Flippers4pups]

Nitrate and Phosphate at zero. Not enough light.

 

[Tangina20]

Nitrate and Phosphate at zero. Not enough light.

I just started dosing nitrate, is phosphate just as important?

 

[Flippers4pups]

I just started dosing nitrate, is phosphate just as important?

Yes. N03 around 5 ppm and P04 around 0.02.

 

[Tangina20]

I’ll give p04 a try too, thanks!

 

[Flippers4pups]

Your welcome.