I've been reading up on corals to plan my new tank and came across an article that talked how leather's do not mix well with LPS due to toxins: terpenes.
I have a huge monster blue toadstool. My 2 clowns host it, meaning it is probably always on the irritated side. Esp as it doesn't extend those flower-like tentacles at the end of it's tentacles. Clowns even laid eggs on its stalk. In the old tank, when it was much smaller, it used to fully extend.
Every LPS/SPS I try to put in the tank dies. Every, single one. Doesn't matter where I put it. I had the ICP water test and nothing there. Parameters good--better than a previous tank even that even the LPS thrived. Only softies are surviving in my tank. I thought a previous noxious paint primer affected my system (12/2018) where I lost 3/4 of fish and corals. But general consensus is prob. not affecting now.
So is this giant leather my problem? Is it putting out toxins that only my few softies can tolerate? I run carbon, boyds elite, purigen, phosguard etc.
It is so big, it is on 2 rocks and still too heavy! I think the base is bigger than I can grip.
If it is, I don't want it in my new tank! Here are some pics. It takes up the entire middle of my 125 72" tank.
these show the base of this coral. It goes sideways like a tuba lol's
view from March
a full tank shot from march. It is much bigger now and you can see my softies. This is all that will grow in my tank!
I have a huge monster blue toadstool. My 2 clowns host it, meaning it is probably always on the irritated side. Esp as it doesn't extend those flower-like tentacles at the end of it's tentacles. Clowns even laid eggs on its stalk. In the old tank, when it was much smaller, it used to fully extend.
Every LPS/SPS I try to put in the tank dies. Every, single one. Doesn't matter where I put it. I had the ICP water test and nothing there. Parameters good--better than a previous tank even that even the LPS thrived. Only softies are surviving in my tank. I thought a previous noxious paint primer affected my system (12/2018) where I lost 3/4 of fish and corals. But general consensus is prob. not affecting now.
So is this giant leather my problem? Is it putting out toxins that only my few softies can tolerate? I run carbon, boyds elite, purigen, phosguard etc.
It is so big, it is on 2 rocks and still too heavy! I think the base is bigger than I can grip.
If it is, I don't want it in my new tank! Here are some pics. It takes up the entire middle of my 125 72" tank.
these show the base of this coral. It goes sideways like a tuba lol's
view from March
a full tank shot from march. It is much bigger now and you can see my softies. This is all that will grow in my tank!