Help rasta leathers depressed!!

[sandymya]

:help: My rastsas are looking like they are dying
1 is really drooping and the other is scrunched up. I have had them for a week. My lighting is 1- 130 Watt Compact flor. DAY. 1 -130 W actinic 260 watt total
I have a 55 gallon
FWLR
water : sal 1.024
ph 8.2
amm 0
nitrite 0
nitrate .25
I did have high ammonia .5 nitrite at .5 and nitrate at 5.0 yesterday, but I did a 25 per water change, changed filter, increases protein skimming etc. I think it was caused by overfeeding, someone dropped in way toooo much food, by the time i noticed it was too late alot of it dissolved on the floor. Also like 5 snails died i think they could not right themselves after they fell off rock that i moved.
Any suggestions are appreciated

 

[saltn00b]

what are your phosphates at? phosphates will kill leathers first IME. also that may not be enough lighting

 

[sandymya]

I dont have a problem with phosphates usually i can check again. What type of lighting do they need? I have them in the middle/ close to yop of tank

 

[fbm]

Leathers IMO will look like that about a week after they have been out of the water, transferring tanks etc. I wouldn't worry for another week or so. You will probably have to blow him off in a few more days because he looks to me like he is going to shed. When he sheds there will be like a white slimy skin coming off of him.
I am not that expiranced, however I have 3 different leathers and they all did the exact same thing when I first put them into my tank.
Hope this helps...

 

[saltn00b]

leathers do shed and go thru these phases. its how they grow. see if they dont look brand new and larger in a few days. if they continue to droop and melt off the rock, its likely too late. Leathers should have some serious lighting IMO. i dont know that much about PCs so im not sure if thats adequate or not.

 

[fbm]

Mine are under 8x54 T5 HO and do great. I got them from a tank with MH thought so I don't know. But I have seen them under pc at LFS around here, but they generally don't keep them very long.

 

[dogstar]

That coral looks fine to me, just a normal bothered or shedding phase as said already.....mine does that every week or two. Opens the next day.