Toadstool Leather

[fftfk]

I have a toadstool leather. I changed my GFO a few days ago and it has not been doing well. I've heard that GFO can bother soft corals. Is there anyway to minimize this or alleviate. I rinse my GFO until the water runs clear. Thanks.

 

[cloak]

In a case like this I think time is your best friend. Just wait it out.

I'm assuming you've run GFO in the past and the Toadstool was alright?

 

[fftfk]

I've had the coral for a few weeks. I'm also wondering if it could be the Kenya tree right next to it.

 

[fftfk]

Also - my mp40 stalled and I just got it restarted last night. It could be a lack offlow

 

[fity2pounder]

There aren't any fish picking at it are there?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Are you sure it's not just going to shed?

 

[fftfk]

I haven't seen any fish picking at it. I have 3 yellow wrasse, 4 chalk bass, a scooter blend, a tang (forgot the name - the smallest one with yellow fins), a barlett's anthia, and a Bengali Cardinal. I don't think any of those are known to cause problems.

It could be beginning to shed -any way to tell?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

It would have a waxy sheen to it and possibly a greenish tint being algae. They all go through this on a fairly regular basis, high flow helps them to shed. It's pretty common for them to shed when changing from one tank to another. I really wouldn't worry too much about it as long as your parameters are in line and you have good lighting and a good moderate to heavy erratic flow.

 

[bashment]

sorry to hijack the thread, but how often do they shed? Mine just shed a week ago, and it looks like it's setting up to shed again, as the polyps have not been out and it's starting to have that familiar waxy sheen to it.

 

[cloak]

It's kind of hard to put a definitive number on that, but shedding is usually done to cleanse the coral of algae, detritus etc. If your parameters, lighting & flow aren't favorable the coral will shed much more often. The link below goes into some detail about this I believe.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2013/3/corals

 

[Dkuhlmann]

x2 to what Cloak said. I also find that leathers prefer a higher light area with moderate to heavy erratic flow. The flow is key in helping them to shed.

If you get a lot of glass film algae you can expect the leathers to shed more often I've found.

 

[bashment]

thanks for the replies!

 

[fftfk]

Toadstool Leather

Alright - I think my toadstool is doing worse. I feel like it is tipping over/moving away from the Kenya tree.

It didn't appear to be shedding. It's just collapsing.

 

[fftfk]

I trimmed back the Kenya tree and the toadstool is doing better. I assume there was some sort of chemical problem between the two of them