Yellow fiji Leather Lighting

singold · 03/10/2009, 03:17 PM

Yellow Fiji Leather not opening since switching lighting from old PC's to new T5's. Only running lights 4-5 hrs a day while acclimating corals to new lighting. And advise.

MrsHaggis · 03/10/2009, 03:20 PM

I know that leathers do not particularly like a huge amount of light - could it be that it's just too much since you put in the T5's??

Or he could just be in the huff - mine closes for days at a time, sheds a bit of skin and then opens up bigger and better.

how long has he been closed?

singold · 03/10/2009, 03:26 PM

About 4 days, ever since put new lighting on. With old PC's it would open fully, but took about 6 hrs to do so.

MrsHaggis · 03/10/2009, 03:29 PM

I don't know how long it should take to adjust to new lighting....hopefully someone elese with a bit more knowledge will pick up this thread here.

But I know my toadstool leather has stayed closed for days at a time!!

turretdr · 03/10/2009, 04:59 PM

Try putting several sheets of window screen over the tank, put your lights back to their normal schedule, remove 1 sheet of screen per week. This is a good way to acclimate with new lights.

Saltliquid · 03/10/2009, 05:10 PM

It can be a bit of a prob when new lights ,of a totaly different type, are added.

There may be a lot of changes because of this,in time mostly good changes.

I have found the t5s i use last a max of three months than start to loose there uv value,not much of there brightness though.

Put the date on them when you put them on with a felt pen or whatever.

I have mine on for 17 hours a day,works well!

hamiltonguy · 03/10/2009, 05:14 PM

Yellow fiji leathers are fairly shallow corals so it's not that it's too much lighting .. it's too much lighting too quick. Give it time to adjust. If it seems as if it is starting to decay then the lighting is the least of you problems. Just keep an eye on it, should be fine.

Wgluther · 03/11/2009, 07:29 AM

My leather will close for a week at a time for no apparent reason. Its been doing this for 2 years. I think with some Leathers this is pretty much normal behavior.

rickh · 03/11/2009, 08:46 PM

Most Leathers are indestructible, the Fiji is more delicate. I have had one for ~5 years under PC lighting. It will look great for months, then you swear it's dying--looking like h@ll for weeks. Then it's back to looking great. R

jbird69 · 03/11/2009, 09:15 PM

Fijis are one of the(if not THE) most light loving leathers. give it time. It will be fine if your perameters are in check.

03/10/2009, 03:17 PM	#1
singold Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lake Saint Louis, Missouri Posts: 1,827	Yellow fiji Leather Lighting Yellow Fiji Leather not opening since switching lighting from old PC's to new T5's. Only running lights 4-5 hrs a day while acclimating corals to new lighting. And advise. __________________ "If there is no wind.....row." Current Tank Info: 75gal Reef w/29gal Refugium

03/10/2009, 03:20 PM	#2
MrsHaggis Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St Louis, France Posts: 675	I know that leathers do not particularly like a huge amount of light - could it be that it's just too much since you put in the T5's?? Or he could just be in the huff - mine closes for days at a time, sheds a bit of skin and then opens up bigger and better. how long has he been closed? __________________ Nothing scarier than a clown!! ----------------------------- 1 ClownFish 1 SixLine Wrasse 1 Foxface Rabbitfish Mushrooms Long Polyp Leather Green Anchor Coral Zoanthids Trumpet Coral Goniopora Current Tank Info: 360 litre (95 US Gallons), Tunze DOC Skimmer 9010, Lights: Metal Halide 250 Watt and 2x24 Watt Moon Lights, Tunze MultiController 7095

03/10/2009, 03:26 PM	#3
singold Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lake Saint Louis, Missouri Posts: 1,827	About 4 days, ever since put new lighting on. With old PC's it would open fully, but took about 6 hrs to do so. __________________ "If there is no wind.....row." Current Tank Info: 75gal Reef w/29gal Refugium

03/10/2009, 03:29 PM	#4
MrsHaggis Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St Louis, France Posts: 675	I don't know how long it should take to adjust to new lighting....hopefully someone elese with a bit more knowledge will pick up this thread here. But I know my toadstool leather has stayed closed for days at a time!! __________________ Nothing scarier than a clown!! ----------------------------- 1 ClownFish 1 SixLine Wrasse 1 Foxface Rabbitfish Mushrooms Long Polyp Leather Green Anchor Coral Zoanthids Trumpet Coral Goniopora Current Tank Info: 360 litre (95 US Gallons), Tunze DOC Skimmer 9010, Lights: Metal Halide 250 Watt and 2x24 Watt Moon Lights, Tunze MultiController 7095

03/10/2009, 04:59 PM	#5
turretdr I want to play a game Join Date: May 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 296	Try putting several sheets of window screen over the tank, put your lights back to their normal schedule, remove 1 sheet of screen per week. This is a good way to acclimate with new lights. __________________ NO REGRETS.Every decision we make is based on current knowledge. NO REGRETS.

03/10/2009, 05:10 PM	#6
Saltliquid Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 911	new lights It can be a bit of a prob when new lights ,of a totaly different type, are added. There may be a lot of changes because of this,in time mostly good changes. I have found the t5s i use last a max of three months than start to loose there uv value,not much of there brightness though. Put the date on them when you put them on with a felt pen or whatever. I have mine on for 17 hours a day,works well!

03/10/2009, 05:14 PM	#7
hamiltonguy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 906	Yellow fiji leathers are fairly shallow corals so it's not that it's too much lighting .. it's too much lighting too quick. Give it time to adjust. If it seems as if it is starting to decay then the lighting is the least of you problems. Just keep an eye on it, should be fine. __________________ Knowledge, the only thing that's cheap in this hobby. Current Tank Info: 75G, RO NW-150 Skimmer, MP40W, MP20, 48" 4x54W TEK light, Mag 9.5, TLF 150 Bio Pellet Reactor, JBJ ATO

03/11/2009, 07:29 AM	#8
Wgluther Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 106	My leather will close for a week at a time for no apparent reason. Its been doing this for 2 years. I think with some Leathers this is pretty much normal behavior. __________________ Bill Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't. Pete Seeger Current Tank Info: 90gl RR custom 36x24x24, MSX 160 skimmer , 20gl sump/fuge, dual 250 MH with two 65w cf actinics.

03/11/2009, 08:46 PM	#9
rickh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lost_in_Michigan Posts: 1,306	Most Leathers are indestructible, the Fiji is more delicate. I have had one for ~5 years under PC lighting. It will look great for months, then you swear it's dying--looking like h@ll for weeks. Then it's back to looking great. R

03/11/2009, 09:15 PM	#10
jbird69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The beautiful State of Jefferson Posts: 2,751	Fijis are one of the(if not THE) most light loving leathers. give it time. It will be fine if your perameters are in check. __________________ Broke Back Mountain is not a movie, its the pile of dead ninjas in Chuck Norris' back yard