Is this leather under to much light?

[exnisstech]

Greetings all. I have had this leather for several years and it is huge compared to when I got it. It has also been through several tank moves. It has been in the tank it is in now for at least 6 months. I was looking though some older pics and saw where it was more flat with longer polyps before. Is the cupping it is exhibiting due to too much light? I moved it to a lower light spot but my trigger didn't like it there so he pushed it back where it was. Don't block a triggers cave opening with coral lol. It looks healthy I just think it looked better with longer polyp extension and I'm wondering if I should maybe find a spot for it in lower light? It's attached to a single rock that can pretty much be

moved anywhere.

 

[sixline]

My guess would be that lower current would make the polyps extend more, but let's see what other options are.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Greetings all. I have had this leather for several years and it is huge compared to when I got it. It has also been through several tank moves. It has been in the tank it is in now for at least 6 months. I was looking though some older pics and saw where it was more flat with longer polyps before. Is the cupping it is exhibiting due to too much light? I moved it to a lower light spot but my trigger didn't like it there so he pushed it back where it was. Don't block a triggers cave opening with coral lol. It looks healthy I just think it looked better with longer polyp extension and I'm wondering if I should maybe find a spot for it in lower light? It's attached to a single rock that can pretty much be

moved anywhere.

Looks happy to me, stretching up for more light and more growth

 

[danieyella]

I'm not sure it's possible to give leathers too much light to be honest. I have some in the very top of my tank that happily grow so they're poking just out of the water.

 

[MaxTremors]

Leathers, especially sarcophytons, can take Acro levels of light, mine is in probably 250 PAR and it stretches up (and cups sort of like yours) as high as it can. I would either move it back where it was or place it even higher. When leathers get too much light they shrink down and deflate. They also like quite a bit of flow, it’s polyps should be in constant gentle motion.