Help - Leathers look like Yoda

TracyLynn · Jan 27, 2020

Yep they look squaty & wrinkled like Yoda. My Kenya tree also looks very deflated.

Water parameters:
Salinity 35
Gravity 1.026
Alkalinity 7.8 dkh
PH 7.8
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 5.0
Calcium 400
Magnesium 1350

lights 2 Kessil A360 tuna blue

8:15	0%	10%
10:30	15%	30%
14:30	40%	55%
17:30	25%	35%
19:30	0%	5%
21:45	0%	0%
Time	color	Intensity

The 2 leathers are on a rack about 15” from the lights, the Kenya is on the sand bed.
75 gal Tank about 3 yrs old, got all 3 corals about 2 weeks ago.

I don’t want to kill these guys, I have a tank of healthy mushrooms, fish & a few zoos. What should I do to bring these guys up???
Thanks in advance.

reef lover · Feb 3, 2020

Leathers are tempermental. Might just need time to adjust to your tank. Then theyll shed and be twice as big and beautiful.

Tahoe61 · Feb 3, 2020

Is flow sufficient?

TracyLynn · Feb 3, 2020

The Kenya tree & green finger leather has perked up nicely after I moved them.

The devils hand still is kinda squatty, but I moved him yesterday, so I’ll see if he likes his new location after a couple of days.

@Tahoe61 what would you say is sufficient flow? I have an IceCap 3k gyre pump & off the top of my head I think it runs at about 40%. The mushrooms & GSP that are close to this leather swing with the current, so I feel like it’s feeling the flow. (If that makes sense) ;Shamefullyembarrased
Thanks so much.

Tahoe61 · Feb 3, 2020

Give it more time. Once it starts to shed it should perk up. Try not to over illuminate the leather.
Other corals look a lot better. :-)
Sounds like you should have enough flow.

TracyLynn · Feb 4, 2020

Thanks so much everyone!!!
I’ll leave them where they are for a bit & practice patience. ;)

Leslie Tabor · Feb 4, 2020

Leathers do these things, they can stay closed up for days sometimes. They are cranky little things and some species don't play well together. They emit chemicals that make others angry. Glad to see they are settling in. ;)