Toadstool - Diseased? Dip it?

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My toadstool has had this dark junk on it for weeks. I added a small power head to blow directly on it about two weeks ago. No improvement.
Is it dead? Should I dip it in something? I have Coral RX on hand (and chemiclean, though I know that's not a dip per se).

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Just looks super unhappy.
Directly blasting it probably isn't helping.
Make sure your water parameters are within teason and have indirect flow. Should help.
Leathers are VERY forgiving..
 

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Anytime I see any discoloration on mine I take a turkey baster to them. I've started blowing the big one in the center off daily along without the cabbage leather and they show a positive response. The one vertical is in front of an MP40 so it's getting blasted. It moved itself to the vertical position so I leave it be. I've found mine prefer higher flow.

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