toadstool troubles??

bigmc66 · 04/23/2008, 05:19 PM

I added a brown toadstool to my aquarium 10 days ago. Initially, it was tall, fully open, with polyps extended. Today, the polyps are still extended but it is slumped over and looks a bit closed up. Nothing has really changed. Levels are: Cal-420, dKH-9, PH. 8.06, Sp G. 1.0253, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 2ppm, Phos- .05. Levels are stable. It is at the bottom of the aquarium with 130 Watts of PC in a 54 gallon tank. Is this normal behavior for a toadstool, any ideas. I can post pictures later...

Thanks

corals b 4 bills · 04/23/2008, 05:35 PM

If a leather gets stressed it will release a toxin that in a 10 gallon would probly kill itself, if you refer to the soft coral forum you will find endless posts about ailing leathers.

bigmc66 · 04/23/2008, 07:03 PM

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bigmc66 · 04/24/2008, 06:26 AM

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rbursek · 04/24/2008, 06:30 AM

They or at least mine will do that once in a while, I think it is normal behavior,

PoukieBear · 04/24/2008, 07:49 AM

Mine used to do that all the time, until I directed a bit more flow towards it. Try re-aiming a power head, or placing where there is a bit more flow.

bigmc66 · 04/24/2008, 11:28 AM

thanks guys, I'm new to reefing so I really don't know what "normal" behavior is for these.

beetlenut33 · 04/24/2008, 01:05 PM

Mine does the same thing. Sometimes there are days that it is fully extended and huge. Other days it will be less extended or not extended at all. They are pretty hardy and should be back to normal within a few days.

bigmc66 · 04/24/2008, 07:43 PM

thanks guys

demonsp · 04/24/2008, 08:12 PM

What food and scedule its added?Whats used for flow? Look here...

http://www.asira.org/caresheets

tmz · 04/25/2008, 01:00 AM

Sacrophyton (toadstools) shed monthly or so. The polyps retract and the coral looks shriveled. Flow helps it shed. The shed skin can be toxic to other corals. Good flow will hep it shed and disperse the shed material. Check the whitish spot in the front. If it is mushy or if there is a mushy spot elsewhere your coral is infected and the mush should be cut out outsid of the tank.

04/23/2008, 05:19 PM	#1
bigmc66 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 89	toadstool troubles?? I added a brown toadstool to my aquarium 10 days ago. Initially, it was tall, fully open, with polyps extended. Today, the polyps are still extended but it is slumped over and looks a bit closed up. Nothing has really changed. Levels are: Cal-420, dKH-9, PH. 8.06, Sp G. 1.0253, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 2ppm, Phos- .05. Levels are stable. It is at the bottom of the aquarium with 130 Watts of PC in a 54 gallon tank. Is this normal behavior for a toadstool, any ideas. I can post pictures later... Thanks __________________ "Everybody has a plan...until they get punched in the face." Mike Tyson Current Tank Info: 65 Gallon Reef

04/23/2008, 05:35 PM	#2
corals b 4 bills Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Francisco Bay Area (Belmont). Posts: 2,381	If a leather gets stressed it will release a toxin that in a 10 gallon would probly kill itself, if you refer to the soft coral forum you will find endless posts about ailing leathers. __________________ Reefkeeper - (ref-ke-per) n: Individual obsessed with placing disturbing amounts of electricity and seawater in close proximity for the purpose of maintaining live coral reef organisms. Current Tank Info: 29 gallon Bio Cube, HQI 150 watt Nanotuner~Vortech MP10W ES~Arctica Chiller~AC II~Tunze Osmolator ATO~ Tunze 9002 skimmer W/In Tank Cup~ Korallin Reactor W/PH Monitor~ Korallin Denitrator~APC Back-up~Phosban/Carbon Reactor.

04/23/2008, 07:03 PM	#3
bigmc66 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 89	Last Week Today __________________ "Everybody has a plan...until they get punched in the face." Mike Tyson Current Tank Info: 65 Gallon Reef

04/24/2008, 06:26 AM	#4
bigmc66 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 89	^^^ __________________ "Everybody has a plan...until they get punched in the face." Mike Tyson Current Tank Info: 65 Gallon Reef

04/24/2008, 07:49 AM	#6
PoukieBear Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,067	Mine used to do that all the time, until I directed a bit more flow towards it. Try re-aiming a power head, or placing where there is a bit more flow. __________________ Michelle ~Poukie, I'm proud of you for throwing up that cake. ~~Mikey~~ ~You're not drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on. ~Save the earth, there are no princesses on Mars.

04/24/2008, 06:30 AM	#5
rbursek Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: germantown,wi Posts: 2,339	They or at least mine will do that once in a while, I think it is normal behavior,

04/24/2008, 11:28 AM	#7
bigmc66 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 89	thanks guys, I'm new to reefing so I really don't know what "normal" behavior is for these. __________________ "Everybody has a plan...until they get punched in the face." Mike Tyson Current Tank Info: 65 Gallon Reef

04/24/2008, 01:05 PM	#8
beetlenut33 Reef Engineer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Loop, Chicago, IL Posts: 698	Mine does the same thing. Sometimes there are days that it is fully extended and huge. Other days it will be less extended or not extended at all. They are pretty hardy and should be back to normal within a few days. __________________ NanoCube 24 Two Hydror Koralia 2s in main display Live Stock: Firefish Goby, Booyah's Onyx Clown Pair Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine Nuvo 16 w/ Kessil A150W Ocean Blue

04/24/2008, 07:43 PM	#9
bigmc66 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 89	thanks guys __________________ "Everybody has a plan...until they get punched in the face." Mike Tyson Current Tank Info: 65 Gallon Reef

04/24/2008, 08:12 PM	#10
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	What food and scedule its added?Whats used for flow? Look here... http://www.asira.org/caresheets

04/25/2008, 01:00 AM	#11
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Sacrophyton (toadstools) shed monthly or so. The polyps retract and the coral looks shriveled. Flow helps it shed. The shed skin can be toxic to other corals. Good flow will hep it shed and disperse the shed material. Check the whitish spot in the front. If it is mushy or if there is a mushy spot elsewhere your coral is infected and the mush should be cut out outsid of the tank. __________________ 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.