Help Toad stool please

[rogergolf66]

Here is the best pic I could get it is browning on the stump in the bottom. yesterday I noticed the top started leaning over. then today I noticed the brown on the stump.

what should I do?

I was thinking of cutting all the way accross the stump. is this something I should do?

do you dip soft corals in anything?

what is the brown color from?

Water parameters
are

Amm 0
Nitite 0
ph 8.2
nitrate 3
cal 450
alk 3.5

Lighting 900W of Metal Halides 14K hamilton bulbs

I have had this toad stool for about 3 years now with no problems, but it has not really grown at all.

well what do you think I should do?

 

[shibumi]

I would take it out of the main aquarium and put it in the QT specially if you are going to be gone.

Smell it. if you smell rotten I would cut it. Touch the brown part. it should be firm.

 

[rogergolf66]

and if it is not firm?

do you dip softies in anything?

Roger

 

[sunkool]

mine is like that to. always has been. always looks like it is dry. only at the base.

 

[rogergolf66]

so you don't think I should do anything to it?

Roger

 

[Pacific Reefs]

Hey Roger,

You can see the brown on the base of this one. All my toadstools have it. I notice mine will droop once in a while...maybe unhappy or expelling water? Anything near it that could be irritating it like a frogspawn or hammer coral?

 

[rogergolf66]

just a clam but I don't think that would bother it?

Roger

 

[Disappointed]

Clams put out something from the mantel that could cause the browning, but I would leave it unless the leather starts to have tissue lose.

 

[kingnai]

mine went through that stage for over 5 months...

It just started opening back up 3 weeks ago...

Now it is back to normal... Don't give up unless you notice tissue loss

 

[JRM88]

Mine has also got the brown on the base. It will also occasionally droop for no reason and be back to normal within a couple days. Hope that helps