Is this GBTA dying or what?!

Clifford04

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I just came home and it seems like this guy has been acting weird lately. I've had it for a little more than a week and it has done everything in the book(opened/closed/deflated/inflated/etc), except move about the tank more than once.

So I came home and saw this odd looking position, mind you it has yet to fully come out from under the rock:
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Side shot, looking into the mouth, nothing is coming out or anything(sorry for the bad pic)
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I understand it was a little bleached after I brought it home, but all water parameters are satisfied, so why isn't this thing holding it's own?

Temp: 80~
Cal:450+(test kit might be off, but it is higher than 400)
Nitrates:0
Alk:280~

I only dose Iodide once every two days and I feed it a krill once every 3 days or so. So what is wrong with this thing and how can I help it out?

I appreciate any help, if given the proper advice I can go to the LFS store to help it out or return him to safety, whichever is suiting. Thanks everyone!
 
It s 75gallon DT and 20gln sump. I only dose a cap every other day. But I'll hold off for a week and see if there is an improvement

Salinity stays at 1.026, which is where is resides right now.

Any other advice?
 
A cap every other day? What kind of iodine are you using? I've dosed iodine in the past, but 5 drops every other water change (~ 20 gallons each) on a 90 water gallon system. I'm guessing you poisoned your BTA.
 
A cap every other day? What kind of iodine are you using? I've dosed iodine in the past, but 5 drops every other water change (~ 20 gallons each) on a 90 water gallon system. I'm guessing you poisoned your BTA.

I agree. If you add something to your tank, you must test for it!!
 
Understood, tomorrow I'll get a test kit, so embarrassed haha. It's looking healthier than ever tonight though. Can't seem to figure this thing out..hmphhh
 
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