Leather toadstool question

[alyssia]

I just got my first leather toadstool yesterday. When I first brought it home it was flat on top, but now the top is curved up like a bowl. Is this normal? I am still fairly new to corals so bear with me.
Also, it is on the bottom of my 75 gallon ( 260 watts of PC lighting) should I put it up on the rocks?

 

[drew2005]

Originally Posted by alyssia
I just got my first leather toadstool yesterday. When I first brought it home it was flat on top, but now the top is curved up like a bowl. Is this normal? I am still fairly new to corals so bear with me.
Also, it is on the bottom of my 75 gallon ( 260 watts of PC lighting) should I put it up on the rocks?
Sounds normal. Mine is curved and I swear it gets bigger by the week. Definitely put it a little higher up in the tank. What kind of lighting was it under at the LFS?

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by drew2005
Sounds normal. Mine is curved and I swear it gets bigger by the week. Definitely put it a little higher up in the tank. What kind of lighting was it under at the LFS?

I got it from swf. I don't have a lfs that sells coral.

 

[lion_crazz]

What your leather is doing sounds normal. I would probably put it towards the middle of the tank however.
Also, you want it to be in an area of pretty high water flow.

 

[drew2005]

Originally Posted by alyssia
I got it from swf. I don't have a lfs that sells coral.
Id say put it higher up in the tank and see how it opens up. Mine is under 300w MH and is about 10-12 inches from the light. I wish i had a camera with a good macro so i could get a shot of the polyps. Mine loves a medium flow. It doesnt fully open if there is too much flow.