Toadstool question

[coppergimp]

Hello all, i have read on some forums that when a leather is returning from being closed down it sheds a skin like material and can also tilt to one side to clear any build up from the polys is this correct.

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yes, leather corals will shed a 'mucus' layer everynow and then. the coral will close all polyps, turn a nasty bluey/grey colour and shed slime. over a couple of says it should start to pick up, slowly getting its colour back and eventually inflating to its former glory.

as a matter of course i tend to run extra carbon when this happens, just to get rid of anything i don't want that is shed as well.

welcome to UltimateReef by the way :)

[coppergimp]

Thankyou for the reply, i thought that was so, but its nice to be reassured.My levels and the tank in general are spot on and everything is healthy and my star poly is coming on in leaps and bounds.