Hammer coral dying?

[mike321]

Does anyone know what happening to my hammer coral?

All the other corals are doing well. I hope it's not dying.

Ph-8.2
Temp-78
Ammonia-0
Nitrate-0
Nitrite-1
Cal-480
Alk-8-9
Sg-1.024

 

[Shep]

It looks like it is starting to die a little on the one side, have you seen anything bother it and how much light/flow is it getting?
Is that a peppermint shrimp I see int he right pic? Keep an eye on them, they are know to develop a taste for coral.

 

[tankstudy]

Your nitrite is reading 1. Is that correct? Its not nitrate or an in correct test reading right? A cycled tanked should be able to process ammonia and nitrite within 24 hours. There shouldn't be nitrite. Seeing nitrates is okay but we shouldn't be seeing any nitrite.

From my own observations, some corals can tolerate 1ppm of ammonia or nitrite but there are some corals that absolutely do not do well with their presence. Redouble check your tests to confirm.

 

[mike321]

Nothing has been bothering it. I moved it about 2 days ago. I use the current LED it's on for about 6 hours. The flow isn't strong at all, just enough to create a flow. And yes, that's a peppermint shrimp, he's been picking at it since I noticed the coral dying today. What do I do?

 

[mike321]

Sorry for the mix up, my nitrates is at 1ppm

 

[tankstudy]

Sorry for the mix up, my nitrates is at 1ppm

Alright. That is better.

How long have you had this piece?

 

[Lenny_S]

I have quite a few hammer corals. It is dying a bit. Mine really prefer pretty low light and pretty moderate to low flow. I don't feed mine but I keep a small amount of nitrate in my tank, like 0.1 to 0.25 ppm... That seems to keep everything pretty happy.
Keep a look out for portions turning into a brown goo. Once that happens it is the beginning of the end of it, and it will seriously pollute your tank, so I would remove it if that happens. Hope this helps, good luck.
All of mine are basically on the sand...

 

[mike321]

I've had it for about 2 weeks. I'll move the hammer coral to the bottom of the tank and I'll try to lower my nitrates a little. Thanks for all the help.

 

[Lenny_S]

I've had it for about 2 weeks. I'll move the hammer coral to the bottom of the tank and I'll try to lower my nitrates a little. Thanks for all the help.

Moving it is good, but your nitrates are perfectly fine at 1 ppm. I was just saying the hammers and my other corals seem to like a little nitrate and posting my levels. But 1 ppm is still very little and just fine.

 

[mike321]

I hope this works. [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51]

 

[mike321]

I moved him down, this is what it looks like now. I think I might just lose the right head [emoji19]

 

[tankstudy]

It looks much better. Just let it acclimate to your tank for a couple weeks.

 

[Lenny_S]

Good deal, very happy for you.

 

[Gonzo74]

I moved him down, this is what it looks like now. I think I might just lose the right head [emoji19]

What ever ended up happening to this hammer? Did it ever revive?

 

[mike321]

What ever ended up happening to this hammer? Did it ever revive?

This is from 2016, if I remember correctly it slowly Deteriorated and died. Since then I got rid of the tank and didn’t get back into the hobby till about a year ago.

 

[MoHey16]

This is from 2016, if I remember correctly it slowly Deteriorated and died. Since then I got rid of the tank and didn’t get back into the hobby till about a year ago.

I just started to notice both of my hammers are doing this and I'm guessing whatever it is spread from one to the next because they are next to each other. I hope there is something that will improve it, I'm going to do a water change *fingers crossed*.