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How does this Yellow leather look - good or bad condition?

And here's where it as sat above.

Heres the shroom, the bottom half is missing almost.

Would a yellow polyp damage a mushroom? The large mushroom is on the front of a rock and is surrounded by button polyps. I recently moved it above a rock with the same button polyps but with yellow polyps also. the bottom half of the muchroom has been damaged and looks like it has dissolved...

I read somewhere that Xenia just crashes for no reason in some peoples tank. What type of Xenia is it and how's your pH?

Test your water for ammonia to see if you need to worry. If you have crabs they will have taken care of the dead fish (if it is dead).

Instead of cutting it try gripping it as low down as you can and it will all come away from the rock. It feels as though you are squeezing the stem when you do it - works for me.

Yes, keep the powerheads but remove the UGF.

Can anyone ID these. I have a toadstool leather which is way bigger than any of these, but they are similar characteristics. The ones in the picture there have no polyps on the ends of the "tentacles" like the Toadstool has.

Why? They are still cool even if they don't eat the valonia, plus I heard that their munching on coralline actually helps it spread. Because it was eating the corraline far quicker than it could spread. It was stripping patches of rock overnight - that would take weeks or even months to grow back.

You need to buy a Calcium test kit to see if it is needed. It's not wise to add stuff blindly.

Took my emerald crab back to LFS after a week as it never touched bubble algae but was munching on Corraline. Sometimes they are easier to pick off when they get a bit bigger. Try gently twisting them . If they are stuck in crevices then you have no choice. Just hope that the spores land...

Your doing it the wrong way round in my opinion. Fish first - corals later is the way I did it. How big is your tank and what lighting do you have (you said great - what does that mean?)

One theory is that ich is always present in the water, but only stressed or sick fiah will actaully suffer with it. Yes, the lifecycle of ich means it looks lie it is coming and going. Unfortuantley some fishes are prone to ich and Hippo is one of them.

I have a canopy with lights in, but no cover glass or condensation trays etc over the water.

Likely causes: Phosphates, nitrates, poor circulation. Start syphoning it off and just keep at it when it returns - worked for me.

What type of lighting is it?

Have you got your own test kits?

Alk - pH and Calcium are all related (and mag). What is in your tank? If it is fish only then I wouldn't worry too much. If you have corals I would raise the calcium to 400 - 450 then take readings again.

Relli On the main cannister where the motor unit sits there is 2 "wells" eithe side of the hinges. They are connected to the groove where the motor unit and seal sits. If these have water in them then the water trickles out from where the handles are on mine. Not 15 Gallon though!! I make sure...