my first coral.

[mthomp]

added a nice finger leather last night, really cool green and purple in color.

this morning i notived it is leaning to oneside, there something i should be concerned about, or is this normal? it has opened up nicely.

 

[mthomp]

bleh getting worse starting to shrink

 

[luther1200]

Don't worry yet. The first time I added a leather it was shrunken for a week until it opened back up again. Sometimes they do that.

 

[jsharp1]

yea I wouldn't worry too much. I have a couple of leathers that have done that as well.

 

[mthomp]

here are a couple pics.

http://img130.imageshack.us/i/sdc10586q.jpg/

http://img251.imageshack.us/i/sdc10587u.jpg/

 

[brycerb]

nice

 

[DaveAngie79]

dont worry those are strong corals takes alot to kill them
the do close up alot give it a few weeks it will get better

 

[mthomp]

sounds good. sure hope it makes it, it looks nice.

 

[dalston]

IME, when first introduced to a new system, leathers 'shed' a layer of skin. As said above, they are pretty tough corals so I wouldn't worry.

Congrats on the beginning of an addiction

 

[dMarina]

Your leather is stressed, just give it time. This won't be the first time this will happen, they are moody!

 

[mthomp]

dont suppose anyone can determine exactly what kind of leather this is?

 

[lordofthereef]

My first leather would open up really nice then close for a Jules then open ip again. Repeat that cycle for a couple of months. Eventually it evened itself out however I do find that they don't like much flow at all especially if the flow is direct. Try and keep it in a lower flow area of the tank.