Hammer coral

[beaver]

Hi reefers,

I bought a luminous green hammer abt a mth. A few days ago it starts to recede. This is e 2nd time it's happening. The rest of the lps (torch & octo) r ok. Any possibe reasons? The current is not very strong.

[neokn]

Pciture will be good to show.

[yikai]

could be damaged. bleaching might also be a cause. i have experienced such problems with euphyllid species especially torch, forgspawns and hammer. so far "true octo" still very ok for me. IMO, provide them with the parameters they require and it should be ok.

not too high to medium lighting.

medium flow or gentle flow. torch corals can withstand greater flow. but all euphyllias should NOT be subjected to direct laminar flow. this will tear the flesh apart from their sharp skeleton. if possible, provide random flow. This is very important.

remember to dose some iodine once in awhile.

feeding them mysis shrimp or small meaty food like henry's gourmet will do them good.

ensure calcium and mg levels are ok to ensure proper skeletal growth. this applies to all LPS.

PO4 levels? ensure they are not too high.

and finally, these corals tend to be more sensitive to water salinity. 1.025 SG is great.

if stick to these few quidelines, this family of corals are really easy to keep and rewarding when they produce new heads. as for why your hammer is receeding, i'm not too sure as of now. but your torch and octo are fine, so could likely be that individual coral got some problem.

[beaver]

could be damaged. bleaching might also be a cause. i have experienced such problems with euphyllid species especially torch, forgspawns and hammer. so far "true octo" still very ok for me. IMO, provide them with the parameters they require and it should be ok.

not too high to medium lighting.

medium flow or gentle flow. torch corals can withstand greater flow. but all euphyllias should NOT be subjected to direct laminar flow. this will tear the flesh apart from their sharp skeleton. if possible, provide random flow. This is very important.

remember to dose some iodine once in awhile.

feeding them mysis shrimp or small meaty food like henry's gourmet will do them good.

ensure calcium and mg levels are ok to ensure proper skeletal growth. this applies to all LPS.

PO4 levels? ensure they are not too high.

and finally, these corals tend to be more sensitive to water salinity. 1.025 SG is great.

if stick to these few quidelines, this family of corals are really easy to keep and rewarding when they produce new heads. as for why your hammer is receeding, i'm not too sure as of now. but your torch and octo are fine, so could likely be that individual coral got some problem.

thanks bro lemon. Yeah, it cud be an individual problem. But it happened to the same species b4, so I tot maybe this is a more demanding one. It's heart-breaking to see such a gorgeous specimen dying b4 ur eyes & it's moments like these that make me guilty of removing them from the sea. I suspect either the current is too strong or it's way to close to the torch. Either way, I will keep this in mind for my future purchase. Hope urs will flourish :-) btw, your tanks is way beautiful. Keep e pix coming!

[yikai]

conspecifics between euphyllias should not be a problem regarding stinging. but i ever experience torch stinging octos and hammers before. sometimes individual i guess. but now currently i have all of them touching and its ok. strange huh.

thanks for the compliment. it looks much better than before i left coz i added some new stuff. very colourful now. post a FTS one of these days maybe. Still very normal lah. if u see its all cheap and normal/common corals. its how u place them and scape them that makes it look nice

[Cherlolo]

Hello,

Is my hammer bleaching? I'm using LED, approx 10k spectrum. It was under direct light, have moved it away but quite near to the surface. Any chances of it recovering its color? I'm also doing a hypo to combat ich. Could that contribute to its bleaching?

Thanks

[patricklhc]

Pls correct me if I'm wrong cos I tot lps will require a good lvl of salinity of between 1.023-1.025 and that hypo treatment must not be use on any type of corals

[inwear]

Hello,

Is my hammer bleaching? I'm using LED, approx 10k spectrum. It was under direct light, have moved it away but quite near to the surface. Any chances of it recovering its color? I'm also doing a hypo to combat ich. Could that contribute to its bleaching?

Thanks

wat your SG? You can't perform hypo in reef tank unless you have a deep pocket to spare

[gymbvolka]

Hello,

Is my hammer bleaching? I'm using LED, approx 10k spectrum. It was under direct light, have moved it away but quite near to the surface. Any chances of it recovering its color? I'm also doing a hypo to combat ich. Could that contribute to its bleaching?

Thanks

look bleach to me. Hypo in coral tank? hope other corals are going just fine. High risk.