drooping finger leather :(

[saltn00b]

hi all
i recently got a type of finger leather and since i put him in he wants to keep drooping, and even more so at night.
so because of this i am thinking it has to do with lighting.
i have a 6' long 150g with about 340 watts of VHO T5s, 1 10k, 1 actinic.
its not the most amount of light but to upgrade would be a massive undertaking....
anywho , i have been able to keep and revive some metallic green hammer corals for about 6 months at least, at about the same level (mid) as i am keeping this finger leather.
these bulbs are about 9 months old coralife bulbs, and i was planning on replacing them this weekend because the spectrum has probably shifted by now....
could that be the only problem? everything else seems to be doing ok.
my trates i have had problems with for the last 6 months and it usually stayed around 50, but i figured that out and it has been on its way down, to only 10-20 since i got this guy. all of the other corals havent been harmed by the extended period of high trates....
also this finger leather i was having a bit of a tough time IDing, instead of the little hairlike extensions that protrude, this one goes from super smooth, to a very cool, fine knobby or stubby texture when comfortable (i guess)
any ideas ?

 

[saltn00b]

bumpy
:help:

 

[puffer32]

No, not your lighting just the nature of finger leathers, here's a few pics of mine when its normal, and when its droopy, it always reverts to normal again, especially after i fragged some of the heavier pieces off it. Don't have any pics of it after its trimming though.

Just found a pic of one of the frags i took off it and put in my nano.

 

[zsalinas]

Your leather sound exactly like mine. Mine did the same thing forever. When the lights are off or anything it'll shrivel up and droop. Mine does it all the time. It is the nature of the leathers. Sometimes I guess they're just not happy. I wouldn't worry I've had mine for about 3 or 4 months and this is normal behavoir.