Slimy Toadstool...

[Papadovak]

My toadstool has not opened in two days and now it looks "slimey". What is wrong? What am I doing wrong? I had some Kenya trees awhile back and they died? I have three little colonies of zoas that are thriving (I see more and more heads each week)... Is it a lighting problem? I have the 48" Current Orbit LED my lfs said it would do the job....starting to think i might have got got. Any ideas?
Please someone help me before I just give up.....
Salt. 1.023
No3. 5 ppm
No2. 0 ppm
ph4. 0 ppm
nh4. 0 ppm
Ca2. 380 ppm
Temp. 79° f

 

[ritter6788]

Got a pic? Is it slimy or shiny? Toadstools will shed their skin at times to grow.

 

[Papadovak]

I took the pic to post it with this and....didn't lol

 

[Naiad]

Looks like he is getting ready to shed.

 

[Papadovak]

I hope so....I'd hate for it to die...

 

[ritter6788]

Looks like he is getting ready to shed.

+1. Mine closes up and gets glossy for days at a time. It always opens up bigger each time.

 

[Papadovak]

But....that is what was told about my Kenya trees and they ended up turning brown and kinda dissolving....

 

[Naiad]

What kind of flow do you have on it? You could bring your salinity up a tad but it isn't off enough to hurt anything. Do you know what happened to the Kenya trees. They are pretty hardy. Very odd that they would die.

 

[ritter6788]

But....that is what was told about my Kenya trees and they ended up turning brown and kinda dissolving....

To kill a Kenya tree something is off. Not sure what it is from what you posted.

Are you dosing anything to the tank?

 

[Papadovak]

No just doing a 10% percent WC every weekend....Idk what happened to the Kenya trees..... someone suggest my lights weren't strong enough?...but I have no idea...

 

[Naiad]

No i dont think that is it. I have Kenya trees growing in almost complete darkness. They don't thrive there but don't die either. Do you have any crabs or shrimp?

 

[Papadovak]

No just snails....

 

[Naiad]

It could have just been an infection. How long did you have the Kenya tree and was it a freshly cut or dropped frag?

 

[Naiad]

The toadstool looks very healthy to me. There are no areas of discoloration or holes. I would just make sure there is a gentle flow of water across it to help with the shed.

 

[Papadovak]

OK will do. I just got it about a week ago and now its doing this so kinda worried...

 

[Papadovak]

Would a sponge growing close by affect it?

 

[jason g]

My Toadstool did the same thing. It closed up for 3 days and then had a slime coat on top and today it finally opened. I had no idea what it was doing. Glad to know it was just shedding.