my toadstool never open up after 3-day light off

manvey · 11/29/2008, 10:06 PM

Should I worry about it? My toadstool hasn't opened up for 1 week now after a 3-day light off.

All water parameters look good to me. Should I move it to a new location? BTW,my starfish passed away during last week, is it the cause?

Thanks a lot...

Aquarist007 · 11/29/2008, 10:12 PM

where have you place it in regards to flow and lighting---they like medium to low flow and medium light conditions

sir_dudeguy · 11/29/2008, 10:20 PM

My toadstools have always done better in med-high flow (not direct flow though) as opposed to lower flow, and they've always opened up and colored up much nicer under brighter light.

that starfish probably isnt helping things...check for nitrates (and all other params for that matter). They can be finicky at times, especially after a 3 day no light period... But i've seen them get totally abused and be fine. As long as it doesnt start rotting away, it will be fine. I personally wouldnt really worry at this point, just make sure you keep up with the params

thecoralreefer · 11/29/2008, 10:31 PM

I had strong lighting and they prefered to be on the outter edge of the light but a constant flow. most leather in the wild are out on a ledge and need the flow to carry away the large amounts of waist they produce. So if it has not started to decay then I would wait to see They "sleep" alot when presented with shock. But usually bounce right back

mg426 · 11/29/2008, 11:10 PM

Every toadstool I ever had was a moody creature. They close up for weeks for no apparent reason then open back up happier than ever.

manvey · 11/29/2008, 11:36 PM

thanks...

tmz · 11/30/2008, 12:14 AM

Stop turning the lights off for 3 days. it's stressing the coral obviously and won't do much good otherwise in my opinion.

Mikey Donuts · 11/30/2008, 03:01 AM

Mine is tempermental as well...

Quote:

Originally posted by mg426
Every toadstool I ever had was a moody creature. They close up for weeks for no apparent reason then open back up happier than ever.

Aquarist007 · 11/30/2008, 07:45 AM

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Originally posted by tmz
Stop turning the lights off for 3 days. it's stressing the coral obviously and won't do much good otherwise in my opinion.

your thoughts would be appreciated on this thread, Tom--being a vetran to the reef keeping hobby

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1520368

Aquarist007 · 11/30/2008, 07:48 AM

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Originally posted by sir_dudeguy
My toadstools have always done better in med-high flow (not direct flow though) as opposed to lower flow, and they've always opened up and colored up much nicer under brighter light.

that starfish probably isnt helping things...check for nitrates (and all other params for that matter). They can be finicky at times, especially after a 3 day no light period... But i've seen them get totally abused and be fine. As long as it doesnt start rotting away, it will be fine. I personally wouldnt really worry at this point, just make sure you keep up with the params

good point about the flow----I should have stated direct flow

lamboraf · 11/30/2008, 08:04 AM

At one point my did not open for 10 days after I found out my light was off for 5 days ,do to my automatic timer failure when I was away.It will start to open again.

11/29/2008, 10:06 PM	#1
manvey Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 24	my toadstool never open up after 3-day light off Should I worry about it? My toadstool hasn't opened up for 1 week now after a 3-day light off. All water parameters look good to me. Should I move it to a new location? BTW,my starfish passed away during last week, is it the cause? Thanks a lot...

11/29/2008, 10:12 PM	#2
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	where have you place it in regards to flow and lighting---they like medium to low flow and medium light conditions __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

11/29/2008, 10:20 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	My toadstools have always done better in med-high flow (not direct flow though) as opposed to lower flow, and they've always opened up and colored up much nicer under brighter light. that starfish probably isnt helping things...check for nitrates (and all other params for that matter). They can be finicky at times, especially after a 3 day no light period... But i've seen them get totally abused and be fine. As long as it doesnt start rotting away, it will be fine. I personally wouldnt really worry at this point, just make sure you keep up with the params __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

11/29/2008, 10:31 PM	#4
thecoralreefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: west palm beach.fl Posts: 440	I had strong lighting and they prefered to be on the outter edge of the light but a constant flow. most leather in the wild are out on a ledge and need the flow to carry away the large amounts of waist they produce. So if it has not started to decay then I would wait to see They "sleep" alot when presented with shock. But usually bounce right back __________________ If it can be done I will try. If you say it can't I try harder. Current Tank Info: 29 bioreef

11/29/2008, 11:10 PM	#5
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Every toadstool I ever had was a moody creature. They close up for weeks for no apparent reason then open back up happier than ever. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

11/29/2008, 11:36 PM	#6
manvey Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 24	thanks...

11/30/2008, 12:14 AM	#7
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Stop turning the lights off for 3 days. it's stressing the coral obviously and won't do much good otherwise in my opinion. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

11/30/2008, 08:04 AM	#11
lamboraf Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Visalia California Posts: 62	At one point my did not open for 10 days after I found out my light was off for 5 days ,do to my automatic timer failure when I was away.It will start to open again.