Help with Galaxea please.

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My tank has been running with inhabitants for just over 9 weeks. 8 weeks ago I added a Galaxea frag. For several weeks it seemed to be doing well. Then I noticed it was getting less and less extension. I tried moving it to no change, then I recently lowered the lighting thinking I had it too bright in the tank(reefled 90s at 80% blues,60% whites). That was 4 days ago and I see no change.

PH 7.9
dKH 7.0
N03 12
Ca 415
Mg 1260
P04 .02
SG 1.25
Temp 78

Any ideas? Before and Now pics:

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Are you target feeding it! It does better with plankton, Brine and other frozen foods.

I've tried feeding it finely chopped mysis but it doesn't seem to take it. It's just blown off after the pumps come off of feed. I've looked after lights out for it's sweeper arms to try then but It is just closed up.
 
try moving in or out of high flow and see if it changes mine likes a little flow around it before it extends the best. Just a thought.
 
galaxea was always high light for me (that is when I still kept it in my tank ) I love the fluorescent coral and all the swaying motion but seeing the sweepers go accross water flow and attach to corals it would sting for hours non stop was too much. I still keep a large piece I grew froma frag in a frag tank though.
I'd lower the light as you did but slowly raise the lights up as it can take high light and actually looks better under it. how are other corals looking? anything else affected?
 
galaxea was always high light for me (that is when I still kept it in my tank ) I love the fluorescent coral and all the swaying motion but seeing the sweepers go accross water flow and attach to corals it would sting for hours non stop was too much. I still keep a large piece I grew froma frag in a frag tank though.
I'd lower the light as you did but slowly raise the lights up as it can take high light and actually looks better under it. how are other corals looking? anything else affected?

It's my only LPS. I have 3 zoa frags and one shroom. They are all doing well except for one zoa that hasn't been great for a week or two. All the fish and inverts are doing well also.
 

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