Is something wrong with my Devils Hand coral?

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I got a devils hand coral 2 weeks ago. It was perfect for the first week but has been limp in the last few days.
Is this normal behaviour?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Thanks :)

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This is how it looked last week:

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Give any leather time after moving from one tank to another. It might look good for the first couple of days and then it goes limp. It will acclimate within time and will go back to normal.

Don't, and I repeat DON'T drop Viagra in your tank!
 
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Thank you for your response @Jose Esteves
LOL Definitely won't be putting Viagra in the Tank :D

I moved it down to the sand as i thought the light may be affecting it.

This is what it looks like now , not good, i think it could be dying :(
I'm going to do a water test this evening to see if anything stands out.

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It looks like it's melting, which is not a good sign. For it to go downhill like that in a week is not promising. What other corals do you have in the tank besides this one?
 
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Melting. Only hope which I have Not done myself is to cut it at base and place on a different rock.
What is your tank salinity and temperature?

Moderate light and water flow, mid to lower tank and occasional addition of iron and iodine to tank water
 
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It looks like ots melting, which is not a good sign. For it to go downhill like that in a week is not promising. What other corals do you have in the tank besides this one?
2 Toadstools , 1 Mushroom and an anenome - all of them are doing fine.
 
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2 Toadstools , 1 Mushroom and an anenome - all of them are doing fine.
Melting. Only hope which I have Not done myself is to cut it at base and place on a different rock.
What is your tank salinity and temperature?

Moderate light and water flow, mid to lower tank and occasional addition of iron and iodine to tank water
Salinity is 1.025 and Temp is 25.5
 

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It is melting/dying, if you can salvage any part of it, get a scissors and cut it. remove the dying part before it nukes your water. You can rubber band or sew the live part into a rubble.
if you are not running a carbon, I will suggest do it, it helps eliminate the substance leather corals secretes.
 

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