toadstool shedding

Ive had my green toadstool for almost 2 months now and it has been shedding like crazy. it will shed for a week, then open up for a few days and start shedding again. anybody have any idea whats going on?

 

I have no idea why it double posted my thread

 

i would say its water quality

ive had toads under all types of lighting and flows and never had any bad experiences..

water quality is the first thing i would check..

 

theres really nothing different with my water, at least with the main parameters i test for, Ive done 5 gallon water changes every week ever since ive had it set up. I still test every once in a while but usually not unless something seems wrong. I tested about almost 2 weeks ago and nothing was wrong and havent done anything different since then. and all my sps are doing great.

 

whats the flow like?? the ones ive had like to barely sway

 

when it is open the polyps sway back and forth pretty good so it keeps debris off of it but its not blowing hard enough to make the whole toadstool sway very much at all. ive messed with the flow some but it hasnt helped

 

tattooedsoul

are you running carbon?
any chance that it may be irritated by its neighbours?

Steve

 

yes I am running carbon, i think you were the one who told me about running carbon with leathers and sps so thanks for that. as far as it being bothered theres only a purple plating montipora a few inches away from it and its not able to make contact with it at all. It is as high in my tank as I keep my sps corals but but i dont think that my lights would be the problem. Im just running 4 t5 hos over a 40 gallon

 

Mine has done the same thing maybe 4 times in the year that i've had it. It always comes back but i never found out what causes it, from what i've read people say it happens and not to worry. Mine's been shedding for the past couple of days so hopefully it'll come back to life soon. I'll be watching this thread to see if anyone does have an answer, good luck.

 

I completely missed that comment tattooedsoul

I will tidy up the twin for you

Steve