Peng Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 It has been couple months since some of the SPS stopped growing. Milleporas in my tank generally don't grow but encrust. Some acroporas grow very fast, and nice coloration too. But most of them grow very slowly. I suspecting those: Zoa, Cancy canes 3.5"-4" green toadstool Pulsing Xenia & amthelia Acans Others are all acroporas. They don't really shed nor touch each other. I don't have carbon. I bet the leather coral might be contributing to this Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Your toad stool will let out stony coral inhibiting toxins into your water column. Constant skimming,water changes, and replenished carbon relieves the symptoms but you need to keep up on them and or keep the Sarcophyton,Sinularia, and Lobophyton corals to a minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peng Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Your toad stool will let out stony coral inhibiting toxins into your water column. Constant skimming' date='water changes, and replenished carbon relieves the symptoms but you need to keep up on them and or keep the Sarcophyton,Sinularia, and Lobophyton corals to a minimum.[/quote'] I think I might give it away to see if there is any improvement. I was searching online and one said her/his SPS looked a lot nicer when the toadstool was given away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 All the following don't go with SPS-that's the short story-and IME; Zoa Candy canes Gree toadstool Acans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peng Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 All the following don't go with SPS-that's the short story-and IME; Zoa Candy canes Gree toadstool Acans Thanks. What's IME? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Thanks. What's IME? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I believe it means "in my experience" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peng Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 I believe it means "in my experience" thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 All the following don't go with SPS-that's the short story-and IME; Zoa Candy canes Gree toadstool Acans Crap! Sounds like I'll have to remove my acans asap. I wonder if anyone on this forum would be interested.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabeaver Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 My tank is pretty mixed, I didn't realize that they could affect each other that much. But I do run carbon, skim 24/7, little GFO and small water changes every week and I still get good growth on everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Nothing wrong with a mixed reef as long as you keep on top of things like you are. If a closed system is neglected all sort of things can go out of wack and we all know how much SPS hates that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 When I typed in my experience I said that was the short story. the long story, all will be fine until things get crowded. I had zoas killing the base of SPS and growing up the dead skeleton-I assumed it was the zoas as the corals were all healthy. acans will wipe and acro out- Candy canes being LPS too will wipe out any SPS-mmm maybe not the hydnophora- that freak show of an acro should have its own class-wicked mean. and Toad stool like any leather can excrete of expel or "something" toxins (aka chemical warfare) to fight of other corals when space is an issue. Short term you'll be fine with all those, I had toadstools and devil fingers, Xenia, acans and zoas all over the tank before I became an SPS snob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Run a lot of carbon and skim skim skim, water changes weekly... should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Which of Those May Inhibit SPS Growth? "If space is an issue" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 "Hydnophora, that freak show of an acro should have it's own class." Haha! Great response![emoji2] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I had these little polyps showing up that I didn't like so I just put a piece of hydno next to it. Problem solved...Although I've got more so maybe it's time to move the hydno again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peng Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 I had these little polyps showing up that I didn't like so I just put a piece of hydno next to it. Problem solved...Although I've got more so maybe it's time to move the hydno again. Good approach! That should help with the nuisance anemones too! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I never thought about that,my new majano wand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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