i have a finger leather that has been doing great for a few weeks under 64W PCs. On saturday i upgraded my lighting to a 70W HQI Sunpod. I am acclimating the tank with screens and a shortened photoperiod. everything in the tank is doing fine except the leather. It had been standing straight up and was soft but firm. after a day of the new lights it swelled up (had shed just before) and got really mushy and flopped right over. nothing else in the tank changed in terms of water parameters, heat, etc.
before new lights:
after new lights:
after this pic i moved him to a more shady place, but he flopped even more, but at the same time his branches seem to have grown even more and he's spreading as he's falling. does anyone know what's going on and what i can do?