Is my Leather dying

[ts99ad]

I just received a Leather coral. The main coral has stopped coming out. It has developed a waxy shine to he top. It still has it shape and does not seem to be withering. Is it dying? Is there any thing i can do? My water quality is testing good.

Also the 2 frags that are in attache dto the same rock but separtated from the base look normal.

Thank you in advance.

 

[little_fish]

Its normal for leathers to shed a layer of skin every few months. Just give it some time. You might see the layer peel off, but its nothing to worry about.

 

[ts99ad]

On another note, where should it be placed. I have added another powerhead so I have approx 30x flow. I currently have it 4" from the bottom of the tank dirrectly under my new reef brites. It is in moderate/moderate flow. There are a few spots that have less flow but the also have less direct lighting.

I have a 75G tank.

 

[little_fish]

that sounds like a fine place for it

 

[ts99ad]

The Leather is almost completely extended. It took 2 weeks for it to shed. It still has skin coming off the base but the top is looking good.