Toadstool leather help

[Gavynsmith]

Does any one know what’s going on with my toadstool leather? Its polyps haven’t extended in over 4 months.
Water parameters
Calcium- 380
Alk- 8.0
Mag- 1350
Ph- 8.1
Phos- 0.25
Nitrate- 10
Ammonia- 0
Temp-78.9*F

 

[Llyod276]

Hmmm. Good coloration, but no polyp extension??? Could just be doing it's thing, molting or being irritated by something.

Lately mine haven't been extending as much because of my dang foxface. That fat fish, if I dont keep him supplied with algea he will nip at my toadstool polyps, and then they retract, and now it only puts them out <1/2 way... someday I get pimples and that's it...

 

[BristleWormHater]

How much flow does it get? I think having them in low flow can cause their molt to get stuck.

 

[Llyod276]

Also, and maybe its just mine. But, (seriously), it hates changes, color spectrum change from white to blue: polyps retract, everyday. Fish swim too close, bye polyps. Stick my hand in there, no polyps. Look at it to admire it? Lazy polyp extension, if any...

 

[Gavynsmith]

How much flow does it get? I think having them in low flow can cause their molt to get stuck.

It’s in moderate flow, should I try blowing it off and see if it helps any?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

What test kit are you using? Those look like API result? If you're using API, then its time for an upgrade to salifert.

Leathers like good amount of flow, they like light, and nutrients.

This toadstool does not look like a toadstool, but from this picture angle I can't tell if something is wrong with it or even what kind of coral it is.

Can you take a few pics from different angle under white light? Also show a tank pic so we can see its placement in the tank.

 

[Gavynsmith]

What test kit are you using? Those look like API result? If you're using API, then its time for an upgrade to salifert.

Leathers like good amount of flow, they like light, and nutrients.

This toadstool does not look like a toadstool, but from this picture angle I can't tell if something is wrong with it or even what kind of coral it is.

Can you take a few pics from different angle under white light? Also show a tank pic so we can see its placement in the tank.

I will when I get off work, I am using salifert , and Hannah for nitrate. Ive been in the process of changing back from instant ocean to reef crystals, trying to get calcium and alk back up to what it used to be. Dosing kalk along with 3ml of no pox trying to get phosphate down a little. Here’s a picture of what it used to look like when I first got it

 

[BryanM]

I would not be concerned personally with that phosphate level.

I've seen a few threads where changing salts has resulted in inhabitants being unhappy.

You could try using a turkey baster, if anything does come off of it, I'd move it in to more flow.

 

[Gavynsmith]

I would not be concerned personally with that phosphate level.

I've seen a few threads where changing salts has resulted in inhabitants being unhappy.

You could try using a turkey baster, if anything does come off of it, I'd move it in to more flow.

Thank you