Weeping Willow Toadstool not growing

[Rizzle30]

I got a small frag of weeping willow toadstool in June and it has remained small often with no polyp extention.

I recently started dosing last weekend because KH and calcium were low.


Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[fishface NJ]

What are your parameter? Is that a heater right next to it?

 

[Rizzle30]

I have my lfs check my parameters and was told that ammonia, nitrates are all okay but my KH and calcium were low. I knew something was off because most of my corals are looking quite cranky except for my ducan and trumpet corals look fine.

I was told frequent water changes are no longer enough and that I need to dose weekly and have them recheck parameter next week again.

Yes my heater is about 6-8 inches from the weeping willow toadstool but has been there since I set up the tank in May. Its connected to a temperature controller as well so its not always on.

Salinity is at 1.025

 

[fishface NJ]

did you buy test kits and Alk, Ca? If you need to dose you need that. What were the numbers?

 

[elorablue]

While you may indeed need to start dosing calcium and alkalinity, it isn’t recommended to dose if you can’t monitor it by regular testing, and no once a week at the lfs isn’t enough.

 

[Rizzle30]

Yeah I tried redsea test kit and some of the tests were simple enough and others i couldn't quite figure out how to do correctly.

Think ill try hanna or api as I hear they are more user friendly.

 

[fishface NJ]

No api. Youtube is your friend if you need to follow along on how to use the test kit

 

[Rizzle30]

Thats how I was using them. I think it was the phosphate one I was struggling with trying to drip and shake it down until the correct color change happens. It always went to the wrong color for me and I was told I must be going too fast.