White substance on leather coral.

[PurplePolyp]

My leather coral has this thin white film all over his body. It looks like a spider web that's blowing in the wind. It's hard to see in the photos.







I've cleaned it off of him once before but it's back now. What is it? Should I worry about it?

 

[Qube]

Give it a bit, it may just be shedding. Leathers shed their outer layer from time to time to remove impurities that have settled in.

 

[Daniel Fishy]

If you could put some current on it, it will shed faster. They don't mind some flow.

 

[kdpuffer]

Depending what's in the tank you may be better off blowing it off with a turkey baster and sucking it up. Sps doesn't like the film so it may be wise to remove it.