hamer coral tissues question

[Zoa_Fanatic]

I have a SUPER tiny hammer coral. Its starting to have some tissue recession between the heads. it only has two heads and up until about a week ago the tissue between the heads went all the way down and connected. Now the tissue is receding back to where it only has tissue on each individual head like my torch coral. Is this normal?

 

[fishguy242]

hi, no, pics? parameters?

 

[Red_Beard]

Has been normal with mine. As long as your heads are puffy and happy I'd say yours is just growing.

 

[fishguy242]

i just read your other post on zoa's ,cal at 520 too high, what is your alk?

 

[MERKEY]

hi, no, pics? parameters?

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[Zoa_Fanatic]

i just read your other post on zoa's ,cal at 520 too high, what is your alk?

Cant measure alk yet fishguy, Calc as I just measured is now 500 ppm down from 520 last week. Other parameters are as follows:

nitrate - 0/5ppm (hard to tell)
nitrite - 0
ammonia - 0
pH - 8.0/8.2
temp - 26.2 C (just adjusted it down from 26.4 die to a temp controller reset during power outage)

Thanks.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Has been normal with mine. As long as your heads are puffy and happy I'd say yours is just growing.

Thanks, its super tiny. Heads are like the size of a quarter. It spilt shortly after I got it and has been slowly growing since.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

i just read your other post on zoa's ,cal at 520 too high, what is your alk?

Im gonna take some water to my LFS to get tested for alk tomorrow or Tuesday. Gimme just a sec and ill post pics. Its closed up a little because of the light transition.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

ok so the flash it terribad. Sorry about that. but here's the pic. The tissue is just receding to where it is only on the individual heads not the space between them. That may be normal I have no idea. Its so tiny and its been a while since it split into two heads. I was thinking maybe thats just it growing.

 

[fishguy242]

looks good just watch for further recession..
see the new tiny heads forming here in tissue..

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

looks good just watch for further recession..
see the new tiny heads forming here in tissue..

Thanks! Do they grow by budding like that? Mine was just suddenly 2 heads one day I dont even remember seeing it start to spilt.

 

[fishguy242]

they do both..