What happen to my leather

[monizb]

What the hell is happening to my leather it was doing amazing I have had it since it was small and got huge income home to this after vocation ;(

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[benzzz]

Leathers can be subject to some sort of fungal rot that just eats them away. Try a fresh water dip or iodine dip. If that doesnt work out cut out the fungal piece like you would if you were fragging it.  Hope it makes it

 

[benzzz]

Also perhaps, more water motion as well as will most likely help.
I would personally do some water testing also.
I have found that when leather corals like Sinularia sp. have the sclerite skeletal structure showing and falling off, it typically indicates low magnesium and/ or sulfate in the system.
It could be an ion antagonism related issue, meaning your major ions are out of ratio with each other.....

 

[monizb]

I check my tank today and my alk was low and I turned up the flow in tank let's see if helps


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[benzzz]

I would still recommend taking a surgical blade and rid of the fungas. It may only spread and destroy the whole leather.

Just my 0.02   

 

[EricTMah]

I would still recommend taking a surgical blade and rid of the fungas. It may only spread and destroy the whole leather.

Just my 0.02   

^X2

Not worth losing the entire piece if you can just cut the infected area away.

 

[monizb]

So just cut it ?


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[benzzz]

Just the bad part.... have you fragged softies before?  same idea other than you want to dispose of the bad section.  Better to take softie and rock out of tank to do so. less pollutants

 

[teebone110]

Is it actually infected or is it just shedding?

What happens if you blast it with a turkey baster?

I use to have a good sized umbrella leather that would go through different stages like the picture then look fine after a few days. It might be normal, but you would know your coral best and its history.

 

[monizb]

If a blast it shedding comes off I added some alk today and leather is looking better then last night and turned up flow I'm going to wait Befor I cut it I think


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[Jewel]

If it's the same tomorrow, I would cut it, I've Fragged a few in the past and I would cut the out sides leaving the center about the size of the stock, discard the bad part but you could frag the rest, When attaching to a rock use an elastic, secure but not tight, Good Luck

 

[Jewel]

It looks like you might not have a straight stock, I'd just Frag what I could, You just might end up with quite a few ,

 

[monizb]

Thanks for all the idea


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[Jewel]

Although it may not sound like a good idea, eventually everything out grows our tanks and need to be pruned or fragged.

 

[monizb]

I just don't want to cut this bad boy lol but if I have to save it then I will


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[teebone110]

I just don't want to cut this bad boy lol but if I have to save it then I will


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If it was me, I would just blast it with a baster over several days and keep an eye on it, I think its nothing based on your pic

 

[monizb]

It's looking better might be nothing


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[Jewel]

Glad to hear that.

 

[Poseidon]

Just a question
Aren't toadstools toxic ? If they decide to die don't they take the whole tank down with them?

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Just a question
Aren't toadstools toxic ? If they decide to die don't they take the whole tank down with them?

I was under the same impression.