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omard · 04-28-2008, 08:59 PM

That brown, kind of crusty looking band on base is normal. All my large leathers have it.

Wonder if it not for some kind of protection against low crawling critters...

Wonder if it may not be something that adds strength to base so leather can stand when gets much larger...

04-28-2008, 08:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
omard Gnarly Old Codfish Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59 Posts: 4,788 Blog Entries: 25 Karma: 4554	That brown, kind of crusty looking band on base is normal. All my large leathers have it. Wonder if it not for some kind of protection against low crawling critters... Wonder if it may not be something that adds strength to base so leather can stand when gets much larger... _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb) 12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..." - MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") Last edited by omard; 05-26-2008 at 10:10 AM.