need help!

nemo79 · 11-24-2006, 06:32 PM

I have a finger leather that is just gorgeous and huge. On the weekend he started shrinking up, which I know is a normal occurance with leathers due to them growing. Well Tuesday it's even smaller and waxy...that's normal too. The base has a inch and a half of pink colour (just like it usually is) and I can see the mucous sloughing and I can see it's pores(where the polyps come out) But on wednesday I noticed in the middle of it's body there is a little flesh missing. I don't know if this is normal or what I should be looking for if there is a problem. I attached a pic and circled my concern. Please anyone with advice I need it. I love this leather. Do you think my lighting is good enough?

amcarrig · 11-24-2006, 06:46 PM

It's really hard to tell what I'm looking at because the picture is blurry

nemo79 · 11-24-2006, 07:16 PM

here we go. I will post as many as I can but most of the time I have to shrink them till you can't see anything.

Jay · 11-24-2006, 07:35 PM

If it was me, I would put that sucker in some strong current and make sure your water paramerers are up to par. Mabey even do a small water change, that can never hurt. How much light does your tank have? Mostly just give it some strong current and that will help it in a few days if its not already infected.

Jay

Jay · 11-24-2006, 07:38 PM

I dont see a skimmer in your signature file. You do have a skimmer right?

Jay

Jason McKenzie · 11-24-2006, 07:52 PM

What are your
Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
PH morning and mid-day
SG
Temp
CA
Alk
Readings

Do you still have the flame scallop?

It appears it is melting. there is something amiss in the tank.

J

nemo79 · 11-24-2006, 08:28 PM

Okay leathers are weird. My leather is standing up straight and polyps are comings out! I don't think it was melting, I think it is doing that waxy and growing thing they do. Does it have a name...I guess it's kinda like molting.

I just did a water change. It is in a good flow area, we changed it last night and I think that's what helped it as it wasn't sloughing off the waxy buildup.

Umm I thought I had all my info in my sig. Yes the flame scallop is still alive and seems to be good. My perameters are:

ammo 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
phos 0
ph 8.2
ca 420 ppm
alk 9 dkh
sg 1.025
temp 80 always

everything else is doing great. My seamats are full, xenia happy and pulsing, candy cane great, rics huge, frogspawn....wow they grow fast.

nemo79 · 11-24-2006, 08:40 PM

oops sorry. They were in my sig but it was crammed too tight. Can you see it better now? let me know so I can fix it if you can't.

Jason McKenzie · 11-24-2006, 09:04 PM

Well Everything looks Great.

do you dose anything else?

It could just be in a phase

J

nemo79 · 11-24-2006, 09:13 PM

Hey Jason, I find it wierd too. I have read everywhere that leathers do shrink and become waxy when they grow. An hour after I put this thread out it started standing up straight, polyps out and looking better. Leathers are complex.

I dose esv bionic a few times a week. I also dose reef plus but only once and that for vitamins and small amounts of iodine. I did a small dose only and I did test my iodine, which seemed a little low.

Well I just hope the leather was growing. If so it's gonna be huge. It already was pretty big.