Trumpets bleaching?

[sen5241b]

My trumpet is getting a little whitish on its brown lips. I've never seen it do this in the years I've had it. It sucks cause I've been waiting for 8 months until recently one giant polyp finally split into 5. I need to save this sucker. He was pretty high under 150w MH for the last 2 or 3 months and then suddenly a day ago I noticed the whitish-ness. On its lips. Too much light? Chemistry? Could splitting cause this?

 

One other thing. he is 9 inches down stream of a  1 inch war coral

Edited April 11, 2014 by sen5241b

[gmerek2]

Never seen that. Mine is whitish toward the base. But that part doesn't get much light. Maybe try a dip and watch closely for any critters to peel off? My trumpets shriveled during the bad water quality period I had after moving the tank.

[sen5241b]

Found another post on "thereeftank", search "trumpet coral bleaching." Apparently, they get the whitish lips during/after splitting. This trumpet has been under high light for years and never saw it do that. I am ruling out the war coral and "too much light."