Leather Coral

Jody Siso · 04-20-2009, 01:06 AM

Hi. I just bought a white leather coral it looks like fingers. Anyways I notice sometimes it gets a ton of brown pore looking things all over it. What is that about? Also is there something I'm suppose to be doing as far as feeding it?

Clownfish518 · 04-20-2009, 01:16 AM

Pictures are a big help, bit I believe what you are describing are polyps.

I don't target feed soft corals. They get plenty of nutrition from the tank naturally, and I find the phyto and marine snow type foods cause more algae growth than I benefit from their use

kospaintball · 04-20-2009, 01:32 AM

i agree with clown. i have used phytochrome before but i only use it on things when i think they need a little boost or something like that.

the brown things you are seeing could be the polyps orrrr it could be the slime that leather corals slough off

BigAl07 · 04-20-2009, 10:07 AM

Are you seeing this the same time each day? Same light conditions?

Leathers will retract/expand often. During this process you'll see the PORES where there polyps extend from and they look all "pitty".

cbrownfish · 04-20-2009, 03:36 PM

As alluded previously, the pores opening will likely lead to polyps extending once it settles in.

04-20-2009, 01:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jody Siso Bryozoan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Leather Coral Hi. I just bought a white leather coral it looks like fingers. Anyways I notice sometimes it gets a ton of brown pore looking things all over it. What is that about? Also is there something I'm suppose to be doing as far as feeding it?

04-20-2009, 01:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
Clownfish518 Razorback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas Posts: 1,546 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Leather Coral Pictures are a big help, bit I believe what you are describing are polyps. I don't target feed soft corals. They get plenty of nutrition from the tank naturally, and I find the phyto and marine snow type foods cause more algae growth than I benefit from their use __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham

04-20-2009, 01:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
kospaintball Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 453 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Leather Coral i agree with clown. i have used phytochrome before but i only use it on things when i think they need a little boost or something like that. the brown things you are seeing could be the polyps orrrr it could be the slime that leather corals slough off __________________ 14 gal nano 1 maroon, 1 clown goby, metalic green hairy mushroom, trumpets, Devil's hand leather, Frog spawn, kenya tree short tentacled plate, cinularis tree, zoas, clove coral

04-20-2009, 10:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Leather Coral Are you seeing this the same time each day? Same light conditions? Leathers will retract/expand often. During this process you'll see the PORES where there polyps extend from and they look all "pitty". __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

04-20-2009, 03:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
cbrownfish Reef Lobster Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,633 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Leather Coral As alluded previously, the pores opening will likely lead to polyps extending once it settles in. __________________ *Confucius Say: "best way to save face, is to keep lower part of face shut".* CURRENT SET UP -- 90 gallon display, 30 gallon refugium, 6 gallon pod breeder, 100 gallon sump (complete with frag rack), 2X250 MH 14K DE HQI, Vortech MP40w and Koralia #4 for flow, 2X Tunze 9010 Skimmers, Sequence Dart return, 2X Ranco Controllers w/Titanium Heaters, 150 lb LR (90 in display, 60 in sump), 5" DSB, Mixed reef - Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams.

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