prob with finger leather coral

blazzing_ray · 06/04/2012, 10:26 AM

hello i have a finger leather that i picked up over a month ago prob is that it will open for 1 day then close for 3 to 4 days open 1 then same over and over any ideas? heres a pic of it now it was closed befor a hermit went on it

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here is a pic of it on day on never look the same since then

cloak · 06/04/2012, 01:15 PM

It looks good to me. Opening up and closing is just part of the growth process. Have you seen it shed yet? They'll do this periodically. I wouldn't worry too much about it right now but if you want you could always step up the flow around it. The base on these corals is very strong and they seem to like the additional current IME. It's definitely worth a shot. HTH.

blazzing_ray · 06/04/2012, 01:35 PM

yes it sheads every 4 days like i said its like clock work for 1 day its fine then like pic 1 for 3-4 days it sucks anything bad i should be looking for?

trinidiver · 06/04/2012, 02:09 PM

you never mentioned what you parameters are, lighting, size tank?

cloak · 06/04/2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by blazzing_ray

anything bad i should be looking for?

Not really. That coral looks very healthy. It's a shame it's not staying open for you though. With all that coralline algae I'm assuming your parameters are within reason. These corals are not that particuliar about lighting, so that's out. The only thing I can think of is more flow. GL.

blazzing_ray · 06/04/2012, 02:40 PM

i have a 8 bulb nova t5 ph ? ammonia,0 nitrite,0 ,0-5 calcium,420-450 dkh 9-10, phosphat,0 lfs says my nitrate are 0 my kit says around 5 so dont know for sure i have been running bio pellets for almost 2 months dont have the funds to buy a new test kit cause im going to cancun friday

blazzing_ray · 06/04/2012, 02:41 PM

oh and 90 gallon dt 30 gallon sump reef octopus nwb 150 skimmer

blazzing_ray · 06/04/2012, 02:42 PM

and the little pic under my name is of my tank 3 days ago i have since added 12 sps frags

blazzing_ray · 06/04/2012, 02:46 PM

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Not really. That coral looks very healthy. It's a shame it's not staying open for you though. With all that coralline algae I'm assuming your parameters are within reason. These corals are not that particuliar about lighting, so that's out. The only thing I can think of is more flow. GLcloak

as flow i have a double return with one of them pointing right at it return pump is a deep blue triton 4 pump

FishAddict413 · 06/17/2012, 05:58 PM

Add more flow. I had the same problem

06/04/2012, 10:26 AM	#1
blazzing_ray Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: elyria,oh Posts: 253	prob with finger leather coral hello i have a finger leather that i picked up over a month ago prob is that it will open for 1 day then close for 3 to 4 days open 1 then same over and over any ideas? heres a pic of it now it was closed befor a hermit went on it here is a pic of it on day on never look the same since then

06/04/2012, 01:15 PM	#2
cloak Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 7,797	It looks good to me. Opening up and closing is just part of the growth process. Have you seen it shed yet? They'll do this periodically. I wouldn't worry too much about it right now but if you want you could always step up the flow around it. The base on these corals is very strong and they seem to like the additional current IME. It's definitely worth a shot. HTH. __________________ "The field mouse is fast, but the owl can see at night." Current Tank Info: 20 gallon DT, 10 gallon sump, 175 watt Hamilton 20K bulb, two 24 watt T5 actinics, Eshopps PSK-75 skimmer, mixed reef

06/04/2012, 02:09 PM	#4
trinidiver Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Glencoe, Trinidad. (West Indies) Posts: 794	you never mentioned what you parameters are, lighting, size tank? __________________ Always expect anything from your friends......they will shoot you down as they get a chance. Current Tank Info: Its a 220gal reef.......LPS/leathers/zoas. Check my album.

06/04/2012, 02:40 PM	#6
blazzing_ray Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: elyria,oh Posts: 253	i have a 8 bulb nova t5 ph ? ammonia,0 nitrite,0 ,0-5 calcium,420-450 dkh 9-10, phosphat,0 lfs says my nitrate are 0 my kit says around 5 so dont know for sure i have been running bio pellets for almost 2 months dont have the funds to buy a new test kit cause im going to cancun friday Last edited by blazzing_ray; 06/04/2012 at 02:53 PM.

06/04/2012, 01:35 PM	#3
blazzing_ray Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: elyria,oh Posts: 253	yes it sheads every 4 days like i said its like clock work for 1 day its fine then like pic 1 for 3-4 days it sucks anything bad i should be looking for?

06/04/2012, 02:41 PM	#7
blazzing_ray Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: elyria,oh Posts: 253	oh and 90 gallon dt 30 gallon sump reef octopus nwb 150 skimmer

06/04/2012, 02:42 PM	#8
blazzing_ray Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: elyria,oh Posts: 253	and the little pic under my name is of my tank 3 days ago i have since added 12 sps frags

06/17/2012, 05:58 PM	#10
FishAddict413 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 27	Add more flow. I had the same problem