Toadstool help?

kristinarenee · Feb 5, 2018

I have recently started slowly adding corals to my 10 year old tank. I have had this mushroom for 2 weeks. It seems to stay in this dome shape. I have not ever seen one in this shape before so i am worried. Will is eventually turn inward? I also recently added some more reef saver rock i cured for 3 weeks. Phosphates and other params normal.

Evan West · Feb 5, 2018

kristinarenee said:
I have recently started slowly adding corals to my 10 year old tank. I have had this mushroom for 2 weeks. It seems to stay in this dome shape. I have not ever seen one in this shape before so i am worried. Will is eventually turn inward? I also recently added some more reef saver rock i cured for 3 weeks. Phosphates and other params normal.

Picture?

kristinarenee · Feb 5, 2018

Evan West said:
Picture?

kristinarenee said:
I have recently started slowly adding corals to my 10 year old tank. I have had this mushroom for 2 weeks. It seems to stay in this dome shape. I have not ever seen one in this shape before so i am worried. Will is eventually turn inward? I also recently added some more reef saver rock i cured for 3 weeks. Phosphates and other params normal.

themcnertney · Feb 5, 2018

Seems to look okay to me. Typically a pretty hardy coral IME.

Reef Jeff · Feb 5, 2018

I wouldn't worry about it. I have seen them shaped like that before and eventually as they grow the edges turn up and back down again. Your polyp extension looks good and seems to cover the entire top. It looks happy to me. Do you have good flow over the top of him so detritus does not accumulate?

Evan West · Feb 5, 2018

kristinarenee said:

Yeah looks like normal form to me, nothing wrong with it. They dont always grow concave or will grow convex like this when small before going concave

kristinarenee · Feb 5, 2018

Thank you.

kristinarenee · Feb 5, 2018

Reef Jeff said:
I wouldn't worry about it. I have seen them shaped like that before and eventually as they grow the edges turn up and back down again. Your polyp extension looks good and seems to cover the entire top. It looks happy to me. Do you have good flow over the top of him so detritus does not accumulate?

Yes, he has good flow. About 3/4 up from the bottom of the tank.