devils hand probs

blazehok68

blazehok68

Active Member
ok....so i bought a devils hand the other day from the lfs and in there tank it was standing up straight a couple of spikes were sticking out of all of the fingers; it looked really nice. i get it home and acclimate it for about 2 hours and put it in the tank. it was all closed up and grey, not brown like in the lfs. i figured it was just stressed out a little and it would open up in a couple of hours. well that was 2 days ago. now it is still grey and is leaning over on its side, and no spikes are sticking out. i have it in moderate flow on the bottom of tank. all of my other corals are doing fine.
oh yeah.....
55gal
90 lbs lr
50lbs ls
all levels 0
220watts pc lighting
salinity 1.025
please help, i really like the way this leather looked when it was doing well and i dont want it to die. i will try to post a pic later when i get home from work.:help: :help:
 
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eaglefan

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Leather are funny that way. When I had my algae problem mine closed up for 3 weeks now it is opened back up and looking good. My suggestion give it time. Again I've only been doing this for a year now so maybe someone else has a better idea
 
avbryce1

avbryce1

Member
:yes: mine does that too It will look good for weeks and then all of the sudden It will shrink down . sometimes it stays like that for hours some times for days. as a matter of fact it has been shrunk up for a couple of weeks and I was thinking the worst until last night I got home and it was fully extended and showing new growth
 
blazehok68

blazehok68

Active Member
well i moved the devils hand up in my tank to a higher lighted area and a heavier flow and it seems to be doing a little better. started to shed and seems to be opening up a little more. its still a little grey in color though. we will see what happens.
 
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