Hairy mushroom

[Canterthefishman]

Hi all,
My hairy mushroom coral is not looking so good.

Before picture



Now picture



Anyone know why?

 

[Mebbid]

It looks to me like its splitting.

What are your params?

 

[Canterthefishman]

Ammonia: .10ppm
High range ph: 7.8
Nitrites: 2.5 ppm
Salinity: 1.022 ppt

Thanks!

 

[Canterthefishman]

Here's a picture of it now

It's looking a little better I think than before.

 

[Mebbid]

Both your ammonia and nitrites are high, especially your nitrites which are very high. Also, your pH is a bit low which probably means your alkalinity is low as well. Have you tested your alk yet?

Your salinity is also a bit too low.

Until you get the ammonia and nitrites under control it's likely that they will kill your mushroom. What else do you have in the tank? How long has your tank been set up? What is your water change schedule?

 

[Canterthefishman]

Just did a 10% water change. Nitrites are somewhere close to 0ppm, so maybe .5ppm now. Ammonia still looks about .10ppm. For the part about what I have in the tank do you mean what fish?

 

[Sniperhank]

Is the tank cycled or did you add a ton of stuff at once? You shouldn't see ammonia or nitrites once you are cycled, pretty poisonous stuff to livestock and quite stressful... If not deadly.

 

[Canterthefishman]

The tank is cycled. I have had it running for about three or four years now.

 

[Canterthefishman]

How should I lower the ammonia and nitrates?


Thanks!

 

[Jcj0033]

Weekly water changes and feed less

 

[Sniperhank]

If the tank has been running for years, I'd be concerned about what caused that spike. Big die off, lots of livestock added at once, over feeding, or detritus buildup maybe?

 

[Canterthefishman]

I don't know why in there's a spike in the ammonia and nitrites, I have not a huge amount of livestock at once. Although I did have a fish die about a month or two ago, but I don't think that would cause a huge spike.

 

[Sniperhank]

It would concern me...if you know someone else with the tests, I would use theirs to check if yours has just gone bad.