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    Default is this leather dead?

    Yep the tanks up, and I think I may have lost something in the process. What do you think?

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    Actually no it may not be dead! I have several huge deavil's hand leathers and from time to time they seem to just close up or like yours looks, go flat. They are doing what I call "purging" give it a few days or even a week it should come back! If it is dead they usually disintigrate or melt away. Keep and eye on it but give it a chance!
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    Aggrivating to see them like that, seems their favorite time to 'play dead' is the day you want to take a tank picture, it never fails... something will be all blah looking if you grab the camera.
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    I agree! They have times where they do this and it can last a week or better. Don't give up on it. Just keep your tank quality up there like you always do, and one morning you'll wake up and be surprised to see it acting like it never was ailing! Congrats on getting your tank up by the way!! How's it going over with the lady of the house so far. To bad you couldn't have put it up on a stand or something. At least it's up. As soon as she sees how beautiful it really is, maybe she'll let you have a wall. Ask her to help you pick fish and coral out of catelogs. Maybe that will help! I hope you don't have to many bumps on your head though. By putting it on the floor though, you really thought ahead in case that was where she was going to make you sleep when she got home! Happy Reefing!!
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    peregrinus - Reefkeeper Registered User
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    put it near a medium flow. i have seen mine do that when they have not got enough flow.
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    You were absolutely correct!! I put some more flow on it and it perked right up. Thanks a lot
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    Dan

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    peregrinus - Reefkeeper Registered User
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    anytime glad we could help.
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    I don't remember where I saw it but someone's tag line said
    "its not dead.. Its resting!" Guess it was! lol
    glad all is well!
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    part of it was resting and part of it is falling apart (dead). About 1/4 of it didn't make it but the rest is looking a lot better.
    We can\'t stop here. This is bat country!

    Dan

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