Frogspawn and hammer placement

[spamvicious]

I’ve had a frogspawn and hammer in my tank for two weeks and they don’t seem to be opening fully. This is the current placement for them. It’s a bit hard to place them as the frogspawn is on a long frag and the hammer is on a square frag. The hammer is near the plant pot.

 

[keatonmjenkins]

Have you tested par? If they are right in the middle of your lights they might be getting to much par.

 

[TokenReefer]

You can snap/cut the nub off the frag plug to make it flat if necessary. Just be careful obv

 

[spamvicious]

Have you tested par? If they are right in the middle of your lights they might be getting to much par.

I had the frogspawn on the far right where the hammer is but moved it more to to the centre yesterday.

 

[keatonmjenkins]

I had the frogspawn on the far right where the hammer is but moved it more to to the centre yesterday.

Are you moving them frequently? If so I would also let them chill. So check par first and then once that’s good let them settle in. Sometimes it takes a week or two.

 

[spamvicious]

Are you moving them frequently? If so I would also let them chill. So check par first and then once that’s good let them settle in. Sometimes it takes a week or two.

No I put it there 2 weeks ago and saw it wasn’t opening much so just moved it yesterday. I’ll let it settle and see how it goes. What do I need to check par?

 

[keatonmjenkins]

No I put it there 2 weeks ago and saw it wasn’t opening much so just moved it yesterday. I’ll let it settle and see how it goes. What do I need to check par?

You need a par reader and that way you can see where hotspots are in your tank. It’ll help with coral placement later on as well.

 

[Bribo12]

The frogspawn looks pretty bleached. Is the hammer like that too? Did they come like that?

 

[spamvicious]

The frogspawn looks pretty bleached. Is the hammer like that too? Did they come like that?

Frogspawn has always been translucent. I got it from a friend. This is a gif of them both from the first day I put them in the tank but neither of them open that fully now.

 

[kevgib67]

Medium light and flow. From the video the flow looks about right just need to figure out the light. I never seen a frogspawn translucent, it is as if it lost all of it’s zooxanthellae from being under to much light in it’s previous home.

 

[spamvicious]

Medium light and flow. From the video the flow looks about right just need to figure out the light. I never seen a frogspawn translucent, it is as if it lost all of it’s zooxanthellae from being under to much light in it’s previous home.

Can it recover? Also could I put it on the sand for lower light?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I’ve had a frogspawn and hammer in my tank for two weeks and they don’t seem to be opening fully. This is the current placement for them. It’s a bit hard to place them as the frogspawn is on a long frag and the hammer is on a square frag. The hammer is near the plant pot.

Where you have it is best as mine are best at lower third of tank. Things to know about these euphyllia members are that placement is not important to them as long as you avoid extremes- Extreme light and extreme water flow. Like most other coral species, Euphyllia requires Stable tank conditions, and is intolerant to major swings in water quality, and is sensitive to almost any level of copper in the water. Since they are a large polyp stony coral, calcium and alkalinity are two very important water parameters that will affect the growth of your coral. This coral will start to die off if the calcium levels are too low. A calcium level of about 400 ppm is just right.
Fast currents risk damaging the soft, fleshy polyps (and getting an infection). Bright lights will cause bleaching. Insufficient lighting will cause the poor coral to wither away and starve to death.
Hammer corals only require a moderate amount of light for photosynthesis and can grow well in the intermediate regions of your tank. Just about any reef LED lighting should be sufficient for most tanks. Reduce white light intensity and get it off the sand bed which sand can irritate it.
The polyps should sway in the current, but not sustain so much pressure they are constantly bent over their skeleton. Too much flow will tear the polyps (worst case) and cause the polyps do not extend in the first place (best case). So, don’t give them too much flow.

 

[kevgib67]

Can it recover? Also could I put it on the sand for lower light?

I don’t think you need to move it, this didn’t happen in your tank. Other than color, it appears healthy. Let it be for a while.

 

[spamvicious]

I don’t think you need to move it, this didn’t happen in your tank. Other than color, it appears healthy. Let it be for a while.

Ok thanks I’ll leave it be.

 

[spamvicious]

I’ve just read that devils hands can prohibit the growth of other corals could that be the issue with the frogspawn?. I’ve got this large leather in my tank.

 

[stevolough]

My frog spawn doesn’t like a lot of flow. When my nitrates and phosphorus were bottomed out it was also very light colored

 

[spamvicious]

My frog spawn doesn’t like a lot of flow. When my nitrates and phosphorus were bottomed out it was also very light colored

Phos is 0.03 and nitrates is 10. My calcium is on the low side 360 at the moment.

 

[stevolough]

Ask your friend what there numbers are. It took several months for mine to improve once I started dosing. Because your numbers are good it might just need time

 

[spamvicious]

Ask your friend what there numbers are. It took several months for mine to improve once I started dosing. Because your numbers are good it might just need time

One of the reasons he sold me the corals is that his phos was on the high side which he was trying to get down.

 

[LosReef]

Euphyllia like a bit of a dirty tank. I keep my phos around. 1-.15. Bleaching is usually due to too much light.

I think they can definitely recover. I'd start adding amino acids like Red Sea AB+. I notice better coloration under blue lighting as well. They don't need the white light like SPS. Medium flow is also best IME.