LOBA WON'T OPEN TO FEED

[ReefMan93]

Hi everyone so for about two weeks my loba hasn't opened to feed the only thing different is i introduced about a month ago a toadstoll coral the toadstol coral is at the opposite end of my 4ft tank which hasn't coloured up since obtaining only slightly then goes back to plain the next day!!

My loba was feeding every 3 nights do I remove the toadstol or do I move my loba to a new tank

What do I do my lobas my favourite but im reading these toadstolls can release harmful chemicals to the water if its already released them into my big tank!! what do I do to remove them please help

Do I do a mass water change?

I should of done my homework before purchasing this toadstoll coral

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

The toadstool has nothing to do with it IMO. It does release toxins but they are slow to work, it takes weeks to months to affect other corals, its not a fast thing. If you are concerned, you can run activated carbon which will absorb any toxins. Many of us have toadstools without issue's.

The lobo is not looking good, all those pointy parts are the skeleton so the coral is receded.

I would suggest to share the water parameters, along with the type of lighting and flow that you have on the tank, how old is the tank?

 

[ReefMan93]

7 months old i tested it all on the 10/7
Ph 8.0
Amonnia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Phosphate 0.5
Alklinty 10.1
Calcium 435
Magniesim 1500
Salinty 1024

Light schedule is 12.30 to 9.30 at about 350 par

The loba is in a low flow area it was eating reef roids every three days bit of mysis but has just stopped unless its trying to feed when I sleep but lights out 9.30 I don't normally go to sleep until 12.30 and within those hours its not opening as soon as the light where of it wanted food now it just won't eat

I only have one wave maker its running 8000litres and i already run the activated carbon so thats solves the toxins I didn't realise this! I have 4 wavemakers coming but they're a week away

I have a quarantine tank should I put it there see if it improves

I'm aware magnesim is high ive been working it down over the last week yet to test

Thanks for your help

 

[ReefMan93]

The loba has been in the tank around 3 months now

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

zero nitrate is not good, you should try to get that up. 350 par is too much for lobo, I would go for about 100 par, its a lower light coral.

 

[VintageReefer]

The lobo is dying or severely stressed

How long have you had it? These frequently come with internal parasites/hitchhikers. Takes a few weeks for them to do enough damage to start showing stress, then the coral dies rapidly

Here is one, happened to me a few weeks ago

Lobo came in looking great for approx 2 weeks

Then this bleach spot appeared

I assumed it was lighting so I moved it to lower par, in a shadow

It didn’t help and the lobo declined, and when the flesh eroded away in that spot, I saw a hole

Internal boring mollusks

This is just an example but lobos - wild, maricultured, frequently have internal parasites / hitchhikers and they cause issues / stress. I have been through this several times with lobos. You can’t kill them with dip either, the pests are internal.

 

[VintageReefer]

50-100 par for most lobo and low to medium flow

 

[VintageReefer]

You have 350 par on the sandbed? Way too high for a lps softie leather tank

 

[ReefMan93]

The lobo is dying or severely stressed

How long have you had it? These frequently come with internal parasites/hitchhikers. Takes a few weeks for them to do enough damage to start showing stress, then the coral dies rapidly

Here is one, happened to me a few weeks ago

Lobo came in looking great for approx 2 weeks

Then this bleach spot appeared

I assumed it was lighting so I moved it to lower par, in a shadow

It didn’t help and the lobo declined, and when the flesh eroded away in that spot, I saw a hole

Internal boring mollusks

This is just an example but lobos - wild, maricultured, frequently have internal parasites / hitchhikers and they cause issues / stress. I have been through this several times with lobos. You can’t kill them with dip either, the pests are internal.

Thanks very much and I will try these methods to see if i have any success

 

[ReefMan93]

I've been battling with the light timer on my algae scraper as it keeps using up all the nitrates il get it to the point where I sit on 5 nitrate! Ill lower the light also thanks everyone!

 

[ReefMan93]

You have 350 par on the sandbed? Way too high for a lps softie leather tank

No I have 350par at the top of the surface I haven't got a par meter that goes under the water