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				 leather corals... 
 Um ... no, star polyps don't usually do this unless they're unhappy.  It sounds like a possible stress reaction.
 My impulse reaction is to suspect that either something could be picking on them, or something in your water chemistry is off.
 
 Check:
 
 Is something picking on them?  What are your tankmates?  What are the neighbouring corals?  Any neighbouring anemones?
 
 Have you tested your water parameters?  What are they?  (NH4/NO2/NO3/PO4/pH/Alk)  Test everything.  And don't beleive a good value, test kits can lie.  Get your readings confirmed by a distinct test kit if you can...
 
 How often are you doing water changes?
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