Shedding/Melting Leather

[Sugars1313]

I have recently been upgrading to a larger tank 90g to 210g. The 210 has been running for about 4-5 months and I have moved all my fish over that time and was working on moving my corals (softies). I moved 2 rocks with zoas that seem to be doing ok, the issues is my leathers.

Tried to frag 1 leather and add it to the new tank and it melted away within a week. This time I decided to move this leather with the entire rock. I did a peroxide dip to kill the algae, then a revive dip. The first day it seemed fine and even started to open up. 2.5 days later it looks like the attached picture.

My parameters all seem ok.
Salt: 1.025
Ph: 8.1
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
Phos: 0.15

The only thing I could think is my light. My 90 currently has a orphek v4 where as my 210 has a cheap viparspectra (only spare lights I had on my basement). I will be moving the orpheks to the 210 but I was hoping to check the corals can survive in the 210 before I take that light off my 90. You can tell based on the colors of the orange zoas in the 2 pictures how bad quality of light is. Would the better light help save my leather? Or is there something else I should look into?

Thanks!

 

[BlueBayouReefHTX]

I have recently been upgrading to a larger tank 90g to 210g. The 210 has been running for about 4-5 months and I have moved all my fish over that time and was working on moving my corals (softies). I moved 2 rocks with zoas that seem to be doing ok, the issues is my leathers.

Tried to frag 1 leather and add it to the new tank and it melted away within a week. This time I decided to move this leather with the entire rock. I did a peroxide dip to kill the algae, then a revive dip. The first day it seemed fine and even started to open up. 2.5 days later it looks like the attached picture.

My parameters all seem ok.
Salt: 1.025
Ph: 8.1
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
Phos: 0.15

The only thing I could think is my light. My 90 currently has a orphek v4 where as my 210 has a cheap viparspectra (only spare lights I had on my basement). I will be moving the orpheks to the 210 but I was hoping to check the corals can survive in the 210 before I take that light off my 90. You can tell based on the colors of the orange zoas in the 2 pictures how bad quality of light is. Would the better light help save my leather? Or is there something else I should look into?

Thanks!

I doubt the issue is light unless its just in a brighter spot or your settings are that much different or brighter. These things can get ticked for all sorts of reasons. Especially if you dipped it. I would just give it some time.

 

[Freenow54]

I have recently been upgrading to a larger tank 90g to 210g. The 210 has been running for about 4-5 months and I have moved all my fish over that time and was working on moving my corals (softies). I moved 2 rocks with zoas that seem to be doing ok, the issues is my leathers.

Tried to frag 1 leather and add it to the new tank and it melted away within a week. This time I decided to move this leather with the entire rock. I did a peroxide dip to kill the algae, then a revive dip. The first day it seemed fine and even started to open up. 2.5 days later it looks like the attached picture.

My parameters all seem ok.
Salt: 1.025
Ph: 8.1
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
Phos: 0.15

The only thing I could think is my light. My 90 currently has a orphek v4 where as my 210 has a cheap viparspectra (only spare lights I had on my basement). I will be moving the orpheks to the 210 but I was hoping to check the corals can survive in the 210 before I take that light off my 90. You can tell based on the colors of the orange zoas in the 2 pictures how bad quality of light is. Would the better light help save my leather? Or is there something else I should look into?

Thanks!

Maybe flow ?

 

[Rob A]

My toadstools will close up for a few days sometimes for no reason. Maybe move it to the bottom if you think it is the lights. Like the other poster said give it time it may take a week or so.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Even the zoa's are doing poorly, and that picture of the healthy toadstool is reaching up. Not much growth on the rocks and totally white sand. I would say its a poor lighting issue IMO.