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    Posted: May 08 2015 at 8:30am
I have 2 acro side by side, the larger has been in my tank for a month, the smaller for a week. The small one blooms while the large one does not. Why?

Ok, ok, ok, I know you want specs, but before I run every test I have I am wondering if there is a most likely problem.

Phos is @ .25

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It's kind of blurry but I think it's red bugs.
Google Acro red bugs and see if that's what it is.

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Well Red Bugs certainly aren't going to help but that Phosphate level is way too high also.  
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I'm not seeing the bugs. The 'dots' I see appear to be the polyp openings on the coral

But yeah, pO4 is high for SPS
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 ^+1 Agreed. Really should target a Phosphate level of .04ish. There is room to move around that but being in that range will usually provide the best results.
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Thanks, I'll keep working towards .04 but I started over 1.0 so at least it's progress.
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Update, at the advice of Shawn at Aquatic Evolutions I checked after dark and some of the polyps are extending. I also noticed that the base is expanding and encrusting the rock its glued to.
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Chris -
 
Is this the Tricolor frag I gave you?
 
What do the branch tips look like? Are they still multi - colored, or have they turned brown?
 
The base will remain brownish / tan; that is the normal coloration of the coral.
 
As far as PE (polyp extension) goes, not every SPS coral will exhibit a high degree of PE. And some exhibit their PE when the lights are off.
 
I took a look at the parent colony in my tank and does not have any PE during the day, either. However, it is growing and adding new branch nodules, so I know it is healthy.
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And down to .21
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