Leather Toadstool Help

[kileki]

Hi all! Everyone has been a big help on here so far, so I wanted to ask another question.

My leather toadstool as you can see is open, but the polyps are not extended. I was wondering if someone could help me determine why? When I bought from LFS, they were all extended, after adding it to my tank they have never extended out.

Last water change was Sunday 06/23.

My Tank Parameters (Tested yesterday, pics are from today):

pH: 7.8
NH3: 0
N02: 0
N03: 10/5.1 (API Kit color match looks closest to 10, but Hanna tester reading 5.1)
Salinity: 35.8

kH: 8.8
Ca: 404
Mg: 1230
Po4: 0.14
Temp: 77.4-77.8 (I have 2 therms. on tank, 1 reading 77.4 other 77.8)

Any thoughts what I need to change to help improve the coral?

 

[FUNGI]

when did you get?
Its pretty normal with leathers.....just leave it alone for some days....also, they like medium indirect waterflow

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

it likes flow, put it into a higher flow area. But it looks perfectly fine to me.

 

[FUNGI]

LOL....one says medium, one says high......
reminds me of a Clash song......

 

[cloak]

Toadstools can be very temperamental sometimes. Assuming the lighting is sufficient, you might want to increase the flow around the coral. The more chaotic the better IME. GL.

 

[kileki]

when did you get?
Its pretty normal with leathers.....just leave it alone for some days....also, they like medium indirect waterflow

Approx. 3 weeks ago. Give or take a few days

 

[FUNGI]

yeah....its still ticked of....otherwise it looks fine.....

 

[kileki]

it likes flow, put it into a higher flow area. But it looks perfectly fine to me.

Shouldn't its polyps be extended, similar to this?

 

[crazyfishmom]

In my experience med to higher flow and med light are great for toadstools.

Here is my favorite:

 

[kileki]

Toadstools can be very temperamental sometimes. Assuming the lighting is sufficient, you might want to increase the flow around the coral. The more chaotic the better IME. GL.

This is my current light cycle, is this seem appropriate to you?