Staghorn Leather light requirements

[lil.guppy]

So I got this staghorn frag a week or so ago and have it in the middle of my tank. It keeps leaning down so i moved it to the bottom of the tank and its doing the same thing. Its long like a finger. I have tried rubberbanding it to a rock and all it does is cut through the stag and it still droops. Im thinking about super gluing it to a rock, but i just dont know where in the tank to put it.

 

[jimvette1]

lil.guppy
Here you go:
Family: Acroporidae
Polyp Size: SPS - Small polyp stony
Range: South Pacific
Color Form: All colors
Ideal Supplements: Calcium, Strontium, Trace elements
Reef Compatible: Yes
Tank Conditions: 72-78ºF; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4
Water Flow: Strong
Light: High
Dominance: Semi-aggressive
Placement: All levels
Care Level: Difficult

 

[lil.guppy]

Ahhh great thank you!

 

[spanko]

Wait I am confused. LiLgupster your thread started talking about a leather coral, JimVette replied with info about an Acro, then you replied Ahhh great thank you!
Did I miss something????

 

[saltn00b]

is it a staghorn or a leather?
never heard of a staghorn leather.

 

[saltn00b]

btw if it is a leather, and i think it is because of your description and recent posts, super glue likely will not work. with leathers , it tends to burn the flesh and it rips away.

 

[lil.guppy]

Oh wow I did not even see the name on there. hmmmm
It was sold as a staghorn leather. The picture of the mother colony looked just like a hand with these little flower looking things poking out of it.
I actually used some aquamend but made it really loose around the base so that it had room to grow on the base if it needed to

 

[spanko]

Okay so are we talking about a Devils Hand Leather? (Lobophytum sp.)
If so you will not be able to glue it in place. Sounds like you had the rubber band too tight. Another way is to find a spot on the rocks and trap it in a crevice between two rocks. Still another is to use a toothpick. Stick it through the coral at the bottom and the put the toothpick end into an opening in the rock.

 

[jimvette1]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2943553
Wait I am confused. LiLgupster your thread started talking about a leather coral, JimVette replied with info about an Acro, then you replied Ahhh great thank you!
Did I miss something????
With all due respect her thread mentioned a "Staghorn frag" , I read her entire post not just the header,and I replied with information on just that.
A Staghorn coral is from the family Acroporidae.
I stand by my answer.
I assumed lil.guppy just misstated the part about being a leather.

The Acropora Staghorn Coral resembles the antlers of a deer, and is also referred to as Antler Coral. Acropora Corals can also be found in other shapes: bushy, clustered, bottlebrush, finger, table, columnar, or plate. It is a small polyp stony (SPS) coral and it is very difficult to identify the exact species of any one specimen.
If this is what she has my answer is correct.
If she does have a leather I apologize for my wrong assumption on my part.