What is eating my leather toadstool coral (sarcophyton)?

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Hi reefers
I’ve had this particular coral in my coral QT system for about three weeks now. At first I saw some tissue loss and damage and thought it was due to nearby coral stinging it, however the damage has become almost like tissue necrosis and is being eaten away by “something”

at first the damage turns black and I can gently scratch it off, but some parts almost look like the ‘meat’ of the leather is being pinched back.

originally it only occurred in one spot but now little holes and damage is spread across the whole coral, I have also dipped it in reef primer which will clean away tissue necrosis and more pics below :)
Is this some sort of worm? Is the coral fine?

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Two reasons they do this is lack of water flow or shedding
 

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