Long-term the sps will need a large amount of light (MH at a few inches). However, while it's in its "brown" state you need to slowly re-acclimate the coral to progressively stronger light.
Start in a lower light area of the tank and move the coral to a brighter spot every week or two. You should see that the brown color slowly fade away (possibly very slowly).
SPS corals have few natural defenses to ward of other corals so you must make sure that no LPS corals, or other nasties, touches the SPS coral.
Water flow is important too - but take it easy to start off with.
One of my local fish stores specialises in negelct of SPS corals. They have 175W halides mounted three FEET above 24" deep tanks. Needless to say their acroporas never look good.
Start in a lower light area of the tank and move the coral to a brighter spot every week or two. You should see that the brown color slowly fade away (possibly very slowly).
SPS corals have few natural defenses to ward of other corals so you must make sure that no LPS corals, or other nasties, touches the SPS coral.
Water flow is important too - but take it easy to start off with.
One of my local fish stores specialises in negelct of SPS corals. They have 175W halides mounted three FEET above 24" deep tanks. Needless to say their acroporas never look good.
