Finger leather coral has no po finger leather coral has no polyp extension

jiminy_crime · 02/07/2016, 10:40 AM

It has been about two weeks since I have brought in a finger leather coral to my reef aquarium. The frogspawn that I added is doing great as well as the pulsing Xenia. All I have seen the finger leather coral do is constantly shed. For the first week. It looked very waxy while at shed so I took a powerhead off of it and moved it to an indirect area where the finger leather would still get high flow, and the waxy luck went away but all he continues to do his shed.

Anyone with experience in whether corals and what could be causing this issue?

garygonzales · 02/07/2016, 11:32 AM

thats sounds normal too me ..thats what leathers do ..might stay closed for some time too..also keep it in higher flow too that will help with the shedding...

Dkuhlmann · 02/07/2016, 04:56 PM

Gary is correct, very normal. Just give it higher lighting and higher flow. Leathers also shed a lot this is why they need the higher flow. My finger leather was in a funk for about 6 months, then it came out of it and is now growing like a weed.

jiminy_crime · 02/07/2016, 05:35 PM

A pic of leather

kelrn98 · 02/07/2016, 09:40 PM

A leather coral was my first coral 10 years ago. In my opinion they are indestructible. They may have polyps open for weeks or closed for weeks, in my experience it is just what they do. I have since went to sps and lps but and sold off my leather coral about 5 years ago, however i still have small pieces pop up here and there.

jiminy_crime · 02/07/2016, 09:48 PM

When you all say to keep in higher flow, is having a power head aimed at it too much or am I imagining this correctly when you say keep in high flow. The PH doesn't cause a lot of me went but you constantly see flow passing by it.

Dkuhlmann · 02/08/2016, 03:27 AM

Think of high flow this way. If you have say any Euphyllia, hammer, frogspawn or hammer and they are gently swaying back and forth that would be low/med flow. If they would be whipping back and forth and looking like they would lose their heads that is high flow. Take a look at some Youtube videos of corals in leather tanks, LPS tanks and also in mixed reefs this should give you an idea of what low med and high flow look like. It's really hard to explain in writing.

02/07/2016, 10:40 AM	#1
jiminy_crime Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bixby, OK Posts: 981	Finger leather coral has no po finger leather coral has no polyp extension It has been about two weeks since I have brought in a finger leather coral to my reef aquarium. The frogspawn that I added is doing great as well as the pulsing Xenia. All I have seen the finger leather coral do is constantly shed. For the first week. It looked very waxy while at shed so I took a powerhead off of it and moved it to an indirect area where the finger leather would still get high flow, and the waxy luck went away but all he continues to do his shed. Anyone with experience in whether corals and what could be causing this issue?

02/07/2016, 04:56 PM	#3
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Gary is correct, very normal. Just give it higher lighting and higher flow. Leathers also shed a lot this is why they need the higher flow. My finger leather was in a funk for about 6 months, then it came out of it and is now growing like a weed. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

02/07/2016, 09:40 PM	#5
kelrn98 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 856	A leather coral was my first coral 10 years ago. In my opinion they are indestructible. They may have polyps open for weeks or closed for weeks, in my experience it is just what they do. I have since went to sps and lps but and sold off my leather coral about 5 years ago, however i still have small pieces pop up here and there. __________________ ~Kelly~ Current Tank Info: 96x24x30 -300g mixed reef: 75g sump, 35g fuge, 2x MP60, 4x Radion Pros, reef octopus X5000 skimmer, way too much LR and a few fish

02/08/2016, 03:27 AM	#7
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Think of high flow this way. If you have say any Euphyllia, hammer, frogspawn or hammer and they are gently swaying back and forth that would be low/med flow. If they would be whipping back and forth and looking like they would lose their heads that is high flow. Take a look at some Youtube videos of corals in leather tanks, LPS tanks and also in mixed reefs this should give you an idea of what low med and high flow look like. It's really hard to explain in writing. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

02/07/2016, 11:32 AM	#2
garygonzales Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: WEST ALLIS ,WI Posts: 922	thats sounds normal too me ..thats what leathers do ..might stay closed for some time too..also keep it in higher flow too that will help with the shedding...

02/07/2016, 09:48 PM	#6
jiminy_crime Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bixby, OK Posts: 981	When you all say to keep in higher flow, is having a power head aimed at it too much or am I imagining this correctly when you say keep in high flow. The PH doesn't cause a lot of me went but you constantly see flow passing by it.