WTF my cabbage

[Paulie 069]

I don’t know what’s going on with my cabbage when I first got it and put it in my tank it grew almost 4 to 5 times its size rather quickly for the past three days it is started to shrink and Jay I want to blow it off with a turkey baster and a bunch of its color came off like dust I also noticed that it feels rather stiff and usually it is very soft
Is it dead
You will notice the little purple frag rock that it came on is now exposed at the top and that is the first time I have ever seen that

 

[MadReefer]

Could be a shed. Leave it alone for a few days and see what happens.

 

[Paulie 069]

Could be a shed. Leave it alone for a few days and see what happens.

Ok I will Let’s see what happens

 

[Paulie 069]

Ok I will Let’s see what happens

I recently increased my lady do you think that could be the problem

 

[Paulie 069]

I recently increased my lady do you think that could be the problem

Lighting

 

[MadReefer]

Possibly. What were lights set at before and after?I
Does it seem to look better under blue or when lights are off?

 

[Trio91]

If its "dusting" off or seems to be melting away, its usually a bad sign. Rub it with your finger to check. It should feel stiff and leather like

 

[Trio91]

It could be melting from your increase in lighting

 

[Paulie 069]

It could be melting from your increase in lighting

It definitely feels stiff but it is definitely dusting off also or melting I have a 10 gallon tank set up in my bedroom, it’s not done cycling yet
PH-8.2
Amm-0
Nitrite-.25
Nitrate-5

 

[Paulie 069]

It definitely feels stiff but it is definitely dusting off also or melting I have a 10 gallon tank set up in my bedroom, it’s not done cycling yet
PH-8.2
Amm-0
Nitrite-.25
Nitrate-5

I’m gonna go back to original setting of ,,, 30 blue,3 white—-/- I had moved it to 55-60 B &-10 W

 

[Paulie 069]

I’m gonna go back to original setting of ,,, 30 blue,3 white—-/- I had moved it to 55-60 B &-10 W

Those are intensity levels

 

[Paulie 069]

Those are intensity levels

Been 48hrs and no change in my cabbage if anything it looks a little worse I’ve lowered lights to almost lowest setting today and I’m gonna do same tomorrow and start decreasing time I run lights, also did a water test this morning numbers weren’t horrible but not perfect either ,,,Thinkng of doing a 10gal WC tomorrow

 

[diana a]

Your Ca and Kh are low. This is a table I use in my Excel spread sheet.

Magnesium	Mg	ppm	1350	1380
Nitrate	NO3	ppm	.75	5
Salinity	-	ppm	1.025	1.026
Calcium	Ca	ppm	430	470
Phosphate	PO4	ppm	0	1
Alkalinity	kH	°dKH	7	11

 

[Roca]

One would imagine that a water change to drop that phosphate would be helpful. Especially if that climbed recently. Otherwise the light change does seem to be the culprit.

 

[Hockeynut]

Get a reactor and run some gfo.

 

[Paulie 069]

Get a reactor and run some gfo.

I have phos stuff in a mesh bag I put in last night

 

[Hockeynut]

I have phos stuff in a mesh bag I put in last night

Hi flow area? Has to really be in the flow and it will work

 

[Trio91]

If you can, put the cabbage on sandbed for now, it may still be recovering from the excess light

 

[Paulie 069]

If you can, put the cabbage on sandbed for now, it may still be recovering from the excess light

OK I will do that tonight after I do my water change why I have my hands in there doing stuff I’ll be able to take care of that today is a no light day

 

[erics210]

I have a Toadstool that has been polyp free for a few days. Hoping all is good. Did it a couple times in the past.
Not too worried. other leathers fine.