Leathers are closed

[shaggyblz]

For the past 3-4 weeks my leathers (Toadstool, spaghetti, and cabbage) have been closed and rarely come completely open. The cabbage is fairly new, but the others were doing fine. I know it can take a while for them to open back but it has never taken a month. Water params are good. Everything else in the tank is doing fine. Any suggestions?

 

[nwdyr]

My leathers give me a scare every once in a while , they have stayed closed for weeks. Maybe 5 tops , but they always re-open and usually look better when they do. I think they are kinda hard to kill , just keep a eye on them they should be fine. It would also help allot if you posted pic's. Good luck

 

[shaggyblz]

Completed a 25% water change yesterday, as I do once a month, and 2 out of the 3 leathers are now completely open. They haven't looked this good in a couple of weeks. Should I start doing my water changes more often? Even at a month my parameters are great (0's) and my calcium is still around 430. Not sure what else could be depleting between water changes. I currently test for:
Nitrate-0
Nitrite-0
Ammonia-0
Phosphate-.25
Calcium-430
PH-8.3
KH-125
Iron-0
Temp-81
Copper-0
These were the levels before the water change. Is there anything else I should testing/supplementing between water changes. It looks as if I may be starving my corals. Copper drip maybe? Thanks.