Toadstool help

[Peterson88]

i got a new toadstool 2 weeks ago. It looked amazing at the store polyps were 1 to 1.5 and was flowing nicely. I brought it home acclimated for 30-45 mins in bag with temp and water input from my tank. Took him out put it in an open area with good flow not too strong and about 2/3 the way up my tank. It still to this day has never opened and has begun to grow a brownish looking algae on the cap!! All my other corals are doing great. This tank has only been up and running since January 1st corals were added middle of February. The toadstool was added 2 weeks ago.

120 gallon
1.025 salinity
11.2/4.0 kh
435 ca
1200 mg
8.0 ph
80 temp
Lighting 12pm to 6 pm 2x 24" dual t5 high outputs 12k spectrum
6am to 11pm dawn to dusk 1x aquatic life uv led running 80% blue, 30% white

I'll take pics tomorrow when I get off work

 

[saltyphish]

What are your nitrates and phos. The brown algae growing on it could it be dino's? I have read a lot of people claiming they can take a while to open up in a new tank. The algae growing on it is curious. Could it be shedding instead of being algae?

 

[LetItReef]

Try to move into more-indirect flow.

 

[Peterson88]

Here is a picture of it

 

[dbl]

I would recommend taking it to the sand bed/bottom in a medium flow area. I agree the algae growing on it is odd, if in fact that's what it is. My $.02 is move it and give it a few days.

 

[saltyphish]

I would recommend taking it to the sand bed/bottom in a medium flow area. I agree the algae growing on it is odd, if in fact that's what it is. My $.02 is move it and give it a few days.

agree!