Monti bleaching. Is it able to be saved?

[Vondy31]

Have had this monti in the tank for about 90 days. Noticed about 2 weeks ago the edges started turning brown and slowly bleeching. All my parameters seem to be in check besides my alk did take a radical drop from 10.5 to 8.8 in only about 6 days last week, accidentally dosed to much. Steady at 8.8 now. Not sure if that would do it or not, new to reefing tank is about 4 months old and this was my 1st SPS. PAR is about 230
Cal - 440
Mag -1350
No3 - 10
Alk - 8.8

I’ll attach a before and after photo

Any pointers would help. Thanks

 

[jpmazzone]

IMO that isn't bleaching. I've successfully bleached corals about 5 months ago . Interestingly enough, I decided that I wasn't going to stress and all but one has come back by just keeping the parameters steady. I had one that looked like yours but it didn't take over the entire coral. I eventually cut away the dead tissue part of it and it is doing okay but, not great. I would just leave it where it is, keep stable parameters and see what happens. For me, when I chase after a result in my aquarium everything goes to Hell. When I just chill and be as hands off as possible, everything seems to go well.

 

[Reefering1]

What did you dose too much of to drop alk from 10.5 to 8.6?

 

[KrisReef]

Do you have fish to feed, for maintenance of phosphate?

 

[MoshJosh]

My Green Monti has done similar and come back. Think mine was getting stung, but regardless, can come back from that type of damage/stress with proper care. I will leave advising you on that care to others who know better than me haha

 

[Vondy31]

What did you dose too much of to drop alk from 10.5 to 8.6?

brightwell aquatics reef code B. I was trying to raise my calcium but it must have shot my alk way too high. It was around 8.5, shot up to 10.5 and is now back down. I switched to B-ionic 2 part so I can dose the calcium separately now. Rookie mistake.

 

[Vondy31]

Do you have fish to feed, for maintenance of phosphate?

Yea I have about 23 fish. 120gal tank.

 

[Vondy31]

My Green Monti has done similar and come back. Think mine was getting stung, but regardless, can come back from that type of damage/stress with proper care. I will leave advising you on that care to others who know better than me haha

Good deal. Glad to know it might come back. Thanks.

 

[Vondy31]

IMO that isn't bleaching. I've successfully bleached corals about 5 months ago . Interestingly enough, I decided that I wasn't going to stress and all but one has come back by just keeping the parameters steady. I had one that looked like yours but it didn't take over the entire coral. I eventually cut away the dead tissue part of it and it is doing okay but, not great. I would just leave it where it is, keep stable parameters and see what happens. For me, when I chase after a result in my aquarium everything goes to Hell. When I just chill and be as hands off as possible, everything seems to go well.

Thanks for the tip. I’ll just keep an eye on it.