BCReefer
pro stoner, newb reefer
so i've had my toadstool in the same place for about 4 months now, mid tank, lots of light. one day it was just listing over to the side, the next day it was full on bent 180 degrees over. I went to the LFS, his best suggestion was that im lacking iodine. i've heard calcium/magnesium form the skeleton of softies and iodine builds up the muscles.
other parametres shouldnt be an issue, nitrates never stray above 5, phosphates are somewhere between 0.25-0.5, ph hangs around 8.3/8.4, the rest are nil. i have a calcium test kit but it sucks and the LFS wont test it or magnesium or iodine.
would anything else alive in the tank be hurting it? i have a few aiptasia but none of them are close, though ive been warned that they steal nutrients away from the corals. im waiting on a peppermint shrimp from the store to start working on them.
So i've added iodine 3 nights in a row now but its still not coming back. any other ideas? i realise its kinda tough to diagnose without cal/mag/iodine specs but if anyone has something in mind it would be helpful.
other parametres shouldnt be an issue, nitrates never stray above 5, phosphates are somewhere between 0.25-0.5, ph hangs around 8.3/8.4, the rest are nil. i have a calcium test kit but it sucks and the LFS wont test it or magnesium or iodine.
would anything else alive in the tank be hurting it? i have a few aiptasia but none of them are close, though ive been warned that they steal nutrients away from the corals. im waiting on a peppermint shrimp from the store to start working on them.
So i've added iodine 3 nights in a row now but its still not coming back. any other ideas? i realise its kinda tough to diagnose without cal/mag/iodine specs but if anyone has something in mind it would be helpful.