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05/13/2009, 03:04 PM
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Location: Port Colborne
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Large Leather Problem!!!
Over the last week I have been watching the fingers on 2 of our leathers slowly deteriorate. It almost looks as if the finger is slowly seperating from the base of the coral and will soon be hanging on by a thread.
Heres a full tank shot, you can see the finger of the leather (dead center) has turned a darker colour and lob sided, also 2 new fingers sprouting out on each side of it.  Close ups...   Top Left Leather also losing a finger....  They almost look like cigarett burns. One problem I can think of that may be causing the issue is the 3 emerald crabs in the tank. They sleep in the leathers everynight. I've never seen them pick at them and this started just last week so I'm not positive. Another idea was that the 2 new fingers growing were pushing off the middle one??? I don't know if this is even plausable but just a guess. Hope you all can help!!!! Thanks!
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Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor |
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05/13/2009, 03:32 PM
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It is possibly fragging itself. Leathers will do this from time to time. I don't see any "damage" in the pics.
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05/14/2009, 02:37 PM
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cool thanks, I cut the limp limb off and it looked like it was scabbing over already. hopefully it heals nicely
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Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor |
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05/14/2009, 02:46 PM
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I run a wooden tooth pick through the piece and use an elastic an either side of the tooth pick to attach it to a rock. Within a week sometimes sooner, you can remove the elastics and tooth picks and its adhered to the rock
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I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock |
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05/14/2009, 02:52 PM
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if your afraid the emerald crabs are picking at it, start direct feeding them with dried algae and some frozen food and they wont go for any corals.
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Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old |
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