hammer coral

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

hi... i am thinking of hammer and frog coral ....i need some information on these coral ...like what temp do these coral live in ...what lighting they need ....my is a

2 footed tank and i m using one PL 36watts 20000k light ....i am think of using 2 PL which is 72watts...can? or 36watts PL could do ....and are these corals hardy ....

my current tank temp is 28-29.... using a fan . and does anyone know where got sell FOX coral...? what the market price of this hard coral like hammer,frog,

fox coral? T hanks

[Terryz_]

IMO, Temp is too high for hard corals... and lighting also might be a prob...

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

so what temp they need?

[Morgan]

Hammer and frog spawn are hardy corals but they do require good lighting to thrive.

IMO 36W PL is not good enough...may not survive....like subjecting them to a long lingering death which can last for as long as a year.

Temperature don't exceed 29C is OK but if you add on more lights, temp will also go up.

IMO fox coral, requirement is different from hammer, seem like they do better in a lower temp enviroment. So far have no success in keeping them.

[Terryz_]

26-27.. can try if 28..

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

morgan ...so been keeping hammmer and frog coral at 28-29 is ok .....

[Terryz_]

can.. at your own risk.... ask other ppl first..

[Morgan]

Not at constant 28-29C.

Temp varies from 27-29C everyday.

Infact they do very well, growth (not just expansion) was good till I move them to another tank. Converting the tank to a full sps tank.

Try to increase your lighting 1st and see what the temp you are getting.

If it does not exceed 31......go for softies...........forget about hard corals. Anything higher than that keep only fish or add more fan or get a chiller.

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

I have frogspawn and hammer also...

my temp is between 25-27 degree with one fan blowing @ the water...

my lighting oncludes 2 pl 36W. I think 55Wmight be better.

So far, they are doing alrite...and i try to keep the ammonia level at min. ard 10-15ppm.

My PL set got from thomson nat**e... It's a 2 feet one with e-ballast. Are the ballast capable of supporting 55W PL?

And what's the cost of a 55W PL tube?

[soggy]

i have a hammer. it's doing pretty good. my water temp's around 28 constant.

[soggy]

and another pic.

[sherman]

Not at constant 28-29C.

Temp varies from 27-29C everyday.

Infact they do very well, growth (not just expansion) was good till I move them to another tank. Converting the tank to a full sps tank.

Try to increase your lighting 1st and see what the temp you are getting.

If it does not exceed 31......go for softies...........forget about hard corals. Anything higher than that keep only fish or add more fan or get a chiller.

Beside light and temperature,what kind of water flow is require?

Regards

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

it octopus coral as hardy as hammer and frog .....is the requirment for octopus the same ....anyone.....keeping them.... help?

by the way i am keeping the elegant coral(meat coral) and jewel coral in my tank it doing fine with my temp(28-29).....compare hammmer,frog to elegant and jewel which is harder to keep? anyone with expericence in them ...help?

[soggy]

i reckon the clear winner in this case would be hammer. in a recent post about jewels, i read they don't too good in home reefs. and i personally feel that if you think you don't got enough lights for hammer, elegant and frogs shouldn't even cross your mind. just my 2 cents worth. correct me if i'm wrong.

[Terryz_]

Jewel is so far the most difficult to keep... it will waste off in 6 months..

Lighting is the main thing for Corals...

[Matt06]

Here is my 8" big hammer, notice that the right-branch is "shitting" so this is not a very nice pictures. But still nice though...

Anyway, DrJekyl_MrHyde, I suggest that you might like to ensure that you system is able to support those corals before you invest, else, all your waste investment might as well as putting into good use like creating a proper marine tank enviroment.

Note that survive is one thing, but however, what about their health in long-term basis? Most or all corals will survive best between temp of up to 27degC with 28 as the limit, anything higher, they will not be at their full beauty though they survive.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Hammer and frog spawn are hardy corals but they do require good lighting to thrive.

IMO 36W PL is not good enough...may not survive....like subjecting them to a long lingering death which can last for as long as a year.

Temperature don't exceed 29C is OK but if you add on more lights, temp will also go up.

IMO fox coral, requirement is different from hammer, seem like they do better in a lower temp enviroment. So far have no success in keeping them.

Actually IMO hammer are more delicate compared to frog spawn

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

it octopus coral as hardy as hammer and frog .....is the requirment for octopus the same ....anyone.....keeping them.... help?

I tot octopus and frogspawn refers to the same thing?

or ...

and hammer more suspectible to brown jelly disease if i'm not wrong.

[hoppinghippos]

What and how do you guys feed your hammers? my non-branching hammers readily accepts BS but my branching hammer doesn't accept at all!