Finger Leather

[jtizzle120]

how much flow a finger leather need i just purchased one today and put it under strong flow it hasnt opend also got some xenias and those are in little to medium flow still not open...new to corals worried about flow for corals....

 

[jtizzle120]

bump

 

[fbm]

I have read they don't need much flow at all. However I like to have enough flow to blow the slime off them when they shed. Just my opinion though.

 

[jtizzle120]

i have a PH rio 800 pretty close to it im thinking maybe i should move it then.

 

[fbm]

I don't know if I would. Since you just got it it will look like it died in the next couple of days, turn like a purplish, black color then it will shed. You need to keep blowing off the white stuff and if you leave it there it should get blown off for you. When my finger leather is out the fingers do blow around slightly but in the ocean there is flow.

 

[jtizzle120]

yea it doesnt look to healthy its out but looking real druuppyy.. at the LFS it was like straight up like a tree with a full extension...I shouldnt worry i guess from what you are telling me how long it usualy take to get healthy looking again

 

[andyguck]

You want the finger in higher water flow, but not so the water is pounding it. When I got mine it remained small for a week, and everyday I'd move it thinking it wasn't happy. Then, after that week, I propped it up in good lighting, next to a powerhead but not in front of it, and two days later it was fully inflated and his polyps were out. They are hardy, but they don't like to be moved at all. Leave it alone and it will be fine. Remember, Patience!

 

[jtizzle120]

ok sounds good and yes you are right patience is everything with this pricey hobby

 

[fbm]

When I got mine, it opened right back up when I put it in my tank. Looked great for 2 dies then poof looked like death for a week to 10 days. Then came back with a vengence. Now it seems like every 3 to 4 days it will expel everything in the middle of the night and come back in the day. Do not worry but it will look alot worse before it gets better.

 

[jtizzle120]

ok sounds good its one strange coral it will be open then shuts right down im thinking about getting a fiji leather coral you think that will be the same way...Also how much you know about red montipora im thinking of getting one of those to?