Thin Finger Leather

[drex]

hey all...i bought my thin finger leather about a year ago, it was about 1.5 inches tall...it is now about 6.5 or so? and the bottom is just starting to crease and its starting to tip slowly...the bottom is also getting to be a darker color, not rotting or anything just a little darker tan/purple vs the light color the rest is great..any suggestions or info what could be happening? my bulbs are about 9 months old is it time for a replace and they are causing it to fail? any suggestions? thanks

 

[drex]

anyone at all..??? it just kindave creased at the bottom and keeps tilting one way.

 

[jaymz]

Your bulbs are getting close to needing replaced, suggested every 12 months. Although they only lose about 10% of there power every 12 months. So it not that HUGE of a difference but im sure the corals notice a change.
I had the same thing happen with a few colt corals I had. They all just started to go a bit limp at the base. I tried getting them more light and more filter feeding food but the bases of them eventually started to deteriorate. SO i fragged them up and now have more smaller colts.
Not sure, this is just what happened to me, you may have another problem. I know when my soft corals start to look bad they are telling me i need to do a water change. that may be it.
HTH

 

[drex]

well i just got my new RO unit so i will do a water change tonight, and my bulbs will be replaced within a few weeks...i wasnt sure how bad power compacts got within a year. i know alot of people that just use them til they burn out...but i dotn want to push it any further then i have. thanks for the help, it may be to far along and i might just have to frag it.it sucks this was huge.