Rock Flower pooping.. or losing zooxanthellae

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My RFA has stringy brown stuff coming from its mouth. At first I just thought it was pooping but after a little research I read it could actually be it losing zooxanthellae. Hoping to get a second opinion on this, and what can I do to help, or best just to leave it alone?

The RFA went into my tank 5 days ago. It settled into a rock and hasn’t moved. It’s looked good until tonight. Below are tank specs, parameters

TANK PARAMETERS
Nitrates: 10
Alkaline: 8
Calcium: 480
Magnesium:12
Phosphates: .08
Salinity: 1.025
Temperature:79

TANK SPECS
Red Sea Reefer 350
(2)Current USA IC Pro lights
(4) T5 lights- 2 Blue+, 2 Coral+
(2) 1050 power heads- Current USA(with covers)
1050 return pump-Current USA
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My RFA has stringy brown stuff coming from its mouth. At first I just thought it was pooping but after a little research I read it could actually be it losing zooxanthellae. Hoping to get a second opinion on this, and what can I do to help, or best just to leave it alone?

The RFA went into my tank 5 days ago. It settled into a rock and hasn’t moved. It’s looked good until tonight. Below are tank specs, parameters

TANK PARAMETERS
Nitrates: 10
Alkaline: 8
Calcium: 480
Magnesium:12
Phosphates: .08
Salinity: 1.025
Temperature:79

TANK SPECS
Red Sea Reefer 350
(2)Current USA IC Pro lights
(4) T5 lights- 2 Blue+, 2 Coral+
(2) 1050 power heads- Current USA(with covers)
1050 return pump-Current USA
C4895110-3187-4CE9-9D08-AC9FC623E878.jpeg

B14AEB03-80D9-498E-9B02-1B56E0C8262B.jpeg

04C85C3B-B77A-45AD-8BE3-BF8A186F5221.jpeg

not an expert but I think it's just adjusting to new lighting by dropping zoox. my rockflowers poops literally look like brown turds.
 
He looks ok. Probably just adjusting. If he starts to bleach out then id be concerned.
 
This morning he looked normal again. I put him under an overhang so he could be in the shade when he first went into the tank. He’s never moved since then so I assumed he was happy. Hope he figures himself out. Thanks for the replies
 

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