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  1. brianp

    Leather Corals

    hey guys i have some good news. I changed 1/3 of my tank water and did a dip on my toadstool yesterday. I have also gone to using dry tabs to get a more accurate reading of my ammonia. It was actually not .1 but .25 when tested. The toadstool has opened up twice the size it has been and it is...
  2. brianp

    Leather Corals

    hey guys some good news. I have purchased a pair of mated coral banded shrimp. And i have seen the Toadstool not get any worse in the past day or so. It still has a long way to go but I have a better grip on the situation. For one i am going to add bacteria to my tank and stop supplemnting for a...
  3. brianp

    Leather Corals

    Wow i did not know that. So you think my tank is over dosed. no pun heheh.:) i am posting some pics of the toadstool. and i already do about 10 percent every weekend. The expert at the store that i go to thinks it the low level ammonia is effecting it. I need to find out what is causing it to...
  4. brianp

    feather duster exploded

    I aggree with Majakarot. I had a fether duster do the same thing and it died from starvation. I was fairly new to saltwater so I did not know about target feeding I wish I did though. I would target feed at least twice a week and good luck.
  5. brianp

    Leather Corals

    i will check the iodine levels over the weekend and the directions say for beginners to add it once every other day. maybe the levels are two high but like i said my flat green brain is doing wonderfull. I did not think the light was bleaching it it was not recieving enough light at first and...
  6. brianp

    Leather Corals

    i add iodine every other day and vita life everday and coral trace vitimans once a week. I used to dose magnesium twice a week but not any more. I have a spread sheet that i started last month to keep track of my water quality. I will post it so that you can see it. I have been doing 5 and 7...
  7. brianp

    Leather Corals

    i have a 30 gallon tank with 115 watts of custom sealife power compacts. I have a bubble tip,large flat green brain, green mushroom rock, 35 lbs of live rock, astro snails, and large snails. All the other inhabitants are fine. I have a large skimmer, magnuim with a biowheel. my water quality is...
  8. brianp

    Leather Corals

    Hey everyone I have two questions to ask. First is I have a large toadstool coral and it is not doing well. It has this mold like look and the ends are curling and looking rather hard. Can anyone help me? if you need a pic let me know. Two this is my second leather coral that has either died or...
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