Is my coral dead?

[dorylvr59]

I am new to the saltwater world, and very inexperienced! I have a coral that was given to me, told it was a brain coral, but I'm not sure. Appeared healthy at first, but is losing it's color, and has a reddish/slimy algae growth on it. Is it dead/dying and can I do anything for it? These are before and after pics. Also I have small creatures scampering around the rock when I first turn the lights on. Seem almost shrimplike, but they're tiny. Haven't been able to find anything on the net that looked quite like them. Could they be amphipod/copepod?

 

[slitherbomb]

It looks like it's bleaching. That doesn't mean it's dead, but could be dying. I would place it somewhere with more flow because it looks like Cyanobacteria is growing on it, which kills it too. Did you acclimate it to your light source?

 

[dorylvr59]

Here again.. very inexperienced, lol. Acclimate it to my light source? I have the same light as the tank it came from originally. I will try moving it to higher flow. Thanks!