toadstool leather is green

zibnata

zibnata

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007 , I am getting worried about mine also. Its been almost 2 weeks and I havnt seen a polyp yet. It looked good at the LFS he had it at the top under NO bulbs. I put mine at the top with 4 65 watt CF bulbs. It looked like it was starting to show polyps on sunday and after I did a water change it regressed. Mine is also the green variety. Should I leave it ,is it getting too much light,or should I move it to the bottom? I also got a green brain and a colt coral and some polyps that are all doing great so the toadstool is only having a problem. Thanks
 
007

007

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I have had terrible luck with toadstools. These corals seem (from my experience) to not take changes in environment well at all. However once they get themselves situated, I think you have to literally try to kill them.
So here is my advise to you . . . . your coral is probably getting sunburnt. Going from the top of the tank with NO bulbs to top of the tank with CF's is a big difference.
Just like with Ross's, I would move the toadstool into a low/medium current area at the bottom of the tank until it gets itself adjusted to you tank and water levels. Once you see it open its polyps all day, every day for a week, then move it to its final resting place. Be forewarned that this could take a long time to get to this point. Just be patient and wait it out. If the coral is not going to make it, you will know in a relatively short time. However, if you are unsure, its probably still acclimating.
 
007

007

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Since it was just acquired and is still acclimating . . . high flow will most likely only make it worse.
 
prater

prater

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I had a toadstool suffer some shipping problems. It stayed closed for about two weeks then started to stand back up and extend its polyps. It really looked dead but I kept it in the tank anyways. Just find a good spot low and leave it alone for a few weeks.
Also I situated mine in high flow as recomended by a few others on --. This helps them shed quicker.
I had a yellow leather restore itself over night with a MJ900 pointed right at it last night. It also got too cold in shipping and looked like it would die. Stupid airlines loosing my boxes lately.
 
cincyreefer

cincyreefer

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Yeah, I have found that putting leathers (and most soft corals for that matter) enjoy areas of rather high flow, although it would be best if it wasn't constant but more of a wave motion.
How would high flow affect it acclimating? :confused:
 
007

007

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I do agree that once they are acclimated, leathers do like a higher flow area, however during the acclimation process it doesnt really need to take a beating to add to the adjustment process IMO . . .
 
007

007

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Good to hear!
Move that mushroom away if you can, or move the leather. The shroom will take out the leather in no time.
Also, unless you want that to be the leathers permanent home, make sure that it is not touching anything that it could attach to. If it is touching anything, it will grab hold.
 
zibnata

zibnata

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I like the leather there so should I cut off the mushroom with a knife because I cant move that rock ? thanks for the help
 
007

007

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you can try, but make sure you get it all, or else it will grow into another mushroom, perhaps two, in no time.
If you can, take a toothbrush, drill a hole in the back of the head right in the center that is just smaller than the diameter or airline hose. Then put a piece of airline tubing in the hole . . . now you have a vacuum for your tank! Cut the shroom off as much as you can, and whats left, scrub off using the toothbrush. Just start a siphon and use the brush to gently scrub the rock where the shroom was. Anything that was left of the shroom should come off and get sucked up into the siphon and drain out of the tank.
 
007

007

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Well I am James Bond ya know . . . . :D
(although I confess as this was not my idea, I had seen it on another site. The individual had used it to scrub hair algae out of his tank, as did I. Very effective.)
 
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