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Hi!

Been in the hobby little over a year and Im loving it :-)

Recently I picked up a gorgeous neon green toadstool. When its fully open its about 9" high by 5" wide. The tank it came from, it was sitting low and in the corner so when I put it in my tank I tried to mimic that to ease any stress. About a week ago I noticed a hole and thought someone nipped at one of its polyps. Few days later I noticed the hole was bigger and there was a second hole. Initially I thought it was being eaten by a worm but after a little bit of research found out it was actually having babies! I was so excited to get to watch this event. Now however, I havent seen it "bloom" in a few days and its surface has started to look waxy or like its glistening. Is this part of the reproducing process? If this sounds normal thats good, if not then Id appreciate any suggestions as to how I can correct the problem if one does in fact exist. Ive attached a fts to show its current placement and a close up to show the glistening and holes.

Its in a 92gl tank.
Temp is at 78.2
Salinity is 1.026
All readings are in range.
I run a canister filtration and don't rely on any automatic dosing or top offs, I do it all myself.
I use marine orbit led's for now but am planning to upgrade my lights soon.
Water changes at 10% weekly and filter is cleaned every 10 days. Hoping the ReefSquad can help!

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This is good to hear that its normal! Im also excited I get to watch it split. I had learned about this part of the process from another thread on R2R, looks pretty intense as far as toadstools go :-). I will be sure to keep ya'll updated on the split.
 
*Welcome to Reef2Reef @bump3rb33tl3 !* That little hole could just be a area were detritus fell and stayed too long.It make just heal over or it may decide to start splitting.Great shots and beautiful tank!

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totally normal. everytime they shed the generally grow immensely and look their best. mine did that quite regularly the first 6 months I had it. in 1.5 years it went from a golf ball size to dinner plate
 

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