Can a leather coral shed in one night?

[Dw79]

I added a small leather 2 months ago. It is noticeably bigger than it was when I got it, but I have never seen it shed. It has good light and good flow and is open and happy everyday and closed at night like it should be, so I am not worried about it. Just found it odd that it is growing I have yet to see it close up and shed. Is it possible for this to happen in the course of a single night?

 

[BighohoReef]

Amazing looking coral Toadstool! It's possible and depending on where you have it in the tank lighting/flow it can happen in a night. Our toadstools are our oldest corals with that said I've found that our toadstools will get really long when the light is dimmer to the point where the stem stretches and becomes pretty thin. Ultimately if it is happy and healthy it'll go through the normal cycle of growth, it can happen in a single night or a day or two at least that's the experience we've had.

 

[Dw79]

Its clearly happy and growing. The only time I have seen it sulk is when my Turbo snail bulldozed its way past. I always thought shedding would take days at least, but it has almost doubled in size since it went in the tank. I guess maybe this one is just shy and doesn't like an audience. Lol