porcopillion(sp?) turned white still have polps due to overheated tank

[apollothesun]

i had a heating issue with the tank due to the weather and my pocopillion turned white one sunny day but still retained the polps. it used to be green. probably heat related stress rtn. tank temp was 85 degrees that day. searched for a week and ive since bought a chiller and set to a constant 78.8 degrees. I fragged the colony into smaller pieces. is there any way to bring them back to the brilliant green or is it doomed to die. i've been watching my alk and dose kalwasser at night and been feeding them cyclopeze. only notice when a give a dose of calcium i see the green tips but after a while will revert back to the white polps. any help will be appreciated. my other sps were not affected by the temp but ive noticed now that with the cooler temp the colors flourescent better and the polps open up more.

 

[sgwill122]

I have the same problem but mine was a frag to start with, I have been moving it all over the tank trying to make it happy with no luck. I believe mine went white after I changed reflectors, I assumed too much lighting. Hope someone else has some ideas.

 

[plack]

It's probably a good idea to put it lower (less light) in the tank for a while (less stress)
Paul

 

[auqua man]

Time will tell if it will come around. It needs to regrow its Z.A.

 

[SueT]

pocillopora is a very forgiving sps coral and if it's just released it's zoo. then it should repopulate and recover. I would move it down some and let it sit there for a while. In the meantime I would make sure your water params are super stable and keep them in line.

 

[apollothesun]

thanks for all the advice. lowered them down and tried different spots.

 

[barrierreefcf]

Also, because it is lacking its zooxanthellae it will benefit from being target fed a little extra to make up the deficiency in its energy budget.

 

[apollothesun]

was sup cy. what do you recommend feeding? cyclopeze or oyster eggs? off the subject are you guys gonna have any calcium reactor packages at your store?