Toadstool coral care

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Hey reefers. I am getting a tiny frag of green toadstool leather Thursday. How do I care for this coral? Will it be harmful to my Zoa, candy canes, blasto, or hammer coral? Am I supposed to run carbon? Sorry about all the questions new to leathers in general.

 

[Reefer5640]

Leathers are easy and in my experience not aggressive towards other corals. I have about a dozen different species (including toadstool) and they seem to do well in dirty tanks and clean tanks, carbon or no carbon. Mine do best in moderate and high flow areas, lower to moderate light.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Leathers are easy and in my experience not aggressive towards other corals. I have about a dozen different species (including toadstool) and they seem to do well in dirty tanks and clean tanks, carbon or no carbon. Mine do best in moderate and high flow areas, lower to moderate light.

Hey Reefer, I got the toadstool and added carbon. My LPS immediately acted strange and have been looking like crap. Would that be connected to the carbon or the toadstool? I’ll toss it in a different tank if it’s going to hurt my LPS

 

[Reefer5640]

Not sure but do you normally run carbon? Could be the extra light from making your water clearer if not. Or did you change anything else recently? I could maybe see some chemical warfare if it was the corals right next to the toadstool but definitely the whole tank. But like I said, in my experience leathers are generally pretty peaceful coral. And can typically resist a lot of other corals irritation. Not to say they are bullet proof by any means. Are your parameters trending normal for your tank?

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Not sure but do you normally run carbon? Could be the extra light from making your water clearer if not. Or did you change anything else recently? I could maybe see some chemical warfare if it was the corals right next to the toadstool but definitely the whole tank. But like I said, in my experience leathers are generally pretty peaceful coral. And can typically resist a lot of other corals irritation. Not to say they are bullet proof by any means. Are your parameters trending normal for your tank?

Yeah they’re doing fine (normal parameters). I haven’t changed anything except the addition of the leather and some pulsing Xenia on Thursday. So would removing the carbon be ok? Nothing is close to the leather but zoa and zoa explode in my tank so no worries there

 

[TateLitts]

I have a toadstool in my 10 gallon with a torch and duncan, who I believe are unbothered by it? I do run carbon 24/7 tho - especially when it sheds. It’s a lot happier when it gets flow. I don’t think mine prefers light in either direction, low to high.

 

[Reefer5640]

Yeah they’re doing fine (normal parameters). I haven’t changed anything except the addition of the leather and some pulsing Xenia on Thursday. So would removing the carbon be ok? Nothing is close to the leather but zoa and zoa explode in my tank so no worries there

Yeah I’d pull the carbon. Maybe you’re running super dirty and the carbon made too much of a change too fast. It’s been known to happen especially if you haven’t been running carbon for a long time or ever. If you use too much or a high efficiency carbon like ROX from BRS it can happen.

 

[kevmorr90]

What nitrite level can the leather coral be in ?

 

[Naekuh]

ACK.... i replied to a necro... Sigh.

What nitrite level can the leather coral be in ?

Nitrite or Nitrate? If you still have high Nitrite, your not done cycling.

 

[kevmorr90]

I’ve had my tank for about a year and it gets to .25 nitrites

 

[Naekuh]

I’ve had my tank for about a year and it gets to .25 nitrites

thats fine... its probably your checking with API test kits.

As long as your not going any higher, and its getting converted into nitrate, then you don't need to worry.

 

[kevmorr90]

Ok sounds good. I was told nitrites don’t matter to leather coral since they don’t have red blood cells is that right ?