Hammer Coral has Red

dedragon · Mar 28, 2022

nyos nitrate is good, you just need a new phosphate and calcium test kit. Light i would just add either an orphek or3 bar or reefbrite lumenbar pro to the current setup ( they have mounting options for ai prime i think). I would keep that lighting schedule or just go with ab+ from ai or others on the forum
heres one:

Custom AI Prime 16HD Settings (Saxby x BRS AB+) Downloadable Schedule

After doing a few searches on r2r I was having trouble finding a good preset for my AI Prime 16HD. The consensus seemed to be that people liked the Saxby preset provided by AI (https://www.aquaillumination.com/signature_series/david-saxby). The other popular option was the BRS AB+ setting ()...

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Spare time · Mar 28, 2022

You can feed spirulina. I just wouldn't target feed it to the coral. Only lightly add it to the food. However, the api phosphate test really isn't helpful so I would get it checked with another kit

Spare time · Mar 28, 2022

Tomoya808 said:
So the light setting that I have now is a modified version of a premade one on AI's website. However, it looks like when I originally downloaded Karen Vazquez's, it was a lot different than what it is as of current... Should I try that lighting instead of what I have currently? I will note that what I have currently was the older version of Ms. Vazquez's lighting that I had and modified it for 6 hours.

Do you know which version of the mounting arm you have (18inch or 12 inch?). I would watch the brs video on your light and pick settings similar to theirs. But use the acclimation mode if you do so

Tomoya808 · Mar 28, 2022

Spare time said:
Do you know which version of the mounting arm you have (18inch or 12 inch?). I would watch the brs video on your light and pick settings similar to theirs. But use the acclimation mode if you do so

I got mine with the tank through Waterbox and checked that it was a Flex Arm Mount 12inch. How long would you do the acclimation time day-wise?

Tomoya808 · Mar 28, 2022

And for the Spirilina, I do a 1:1 small cube with the mysis... I do Hikari's Spirulina with Brine Shrimp and Mysis cubes with some oyster feed. I have not done any direct feeding though since I got my midnight angelfish (Alolamola).

Spare time · Mar 28, 2022

Tomoya808 said:
I got mine with the tank through Waterbox and checked that it was a Flex Arm Mount 12inch. How long would you do the acclimation time day-wise?

I think 20-30 days is fine but that's just a guess off of what I have seen others do.

Tomoya808 · Mar 28, 2022

Awesome! Now I just don't know what Phosphate test kit I should get...

131696 · Mar 29, 2022

Tomoya808 said:
I will be honest, I haven't done a water change in almost 2-3 weeks. I was planning on doing one tonight, but wasn't sure with this situation...

So... with the spirulina causing my phosphates to rise supposedly, should I just feed purely mysis? I am just concerned of my midnight angelfish's diet...

Also what do you mean getting the test kits back? I'm a bit confused on that comment...

Some people don't do water changes at all after a few years of a tank running .here's the key take care of the water stability and everything else will be fine.

Spare time · Mar 29, 2022

Tomoya808 said:
Awesome! Now I just don't know what Phosphate test kit I should get...

The hanna ulr phosphate or ulr phosphorus are the best options. However, if you'd like to spend less, there are other options available but not as easy to read.

Tomoya808 · Apr 3, 2022

Hey guys, so I got some new teat kits, but didn't get a new one for phosphates. I ordered that now, but the new readings from are the following:
Nitrate: 25ppm (NYOS)
Magnesium: 1500ppm (NYOS)
Calcium: 500ppm (Aqua forest)

Also... it looks like it has gotten really bad and idk what these super thin hair-like strands are coming off of it... Again, this is just my peach hammer coral being affected. My green hammer is doing a lot better though in the 3rd pic. I currently have my protein skimmer off as of earlier last week around Tuesday/ Wednesday and only use 1 cube of spirulina and brine to 3 mysis and a little bit of oyster feast.

Spare time · Apr 4, 2022

Tomoya808 said:
Hey guys, so I got some new teat kits, but didn't get a new one for phosphates. I ordered that now, but the new readings from are the following:
Nitrate: 25ppm (NYOS)
Magnesium: 1500ppm (NYOS)
Calcium: 500ppm (Aqua forest)

Also... it looks like it has gotten really bad and idk what these super thin hair-like strands are coming off of it... Again, this is just my peach hammer coral being affected. My green hammer is doing a lot better though in the 3rd pic. I currently have my protein skimmer off as of earlier last week around Tuesday/ Wednesday and only use 1 cube of spirulina and brine to 3 mysis and a little bit of oyster feast.

Hmm I can't really tell from the picture where/what the hair like strands are. Have you dipped the coral?

Tomoya808 · Apr 4, 2022

Spare time said:
Hmm I can't really tell from the picture where/what the hair like strands are. Have you dipped the coral?

The strands are super thin, almost like algae. I did dip them way back when I got them in November...

Spare time · Apr 5, 2022

Tomoya808 said:
The strands are super thin, almost like algae. I did dip them way back when I got them in November...

What happens when you try to manually remove them? Does it rip off, dissolve, etc.?

homer1475 · Apr 5, 2022

Tomoya808 said:
Hey guys, so I got some new teat kits, but didn't get a new one for phosphates. I ordered that now, but the new readings from are the following:
Nitrate: 25ppm (NYOS)
Magnesium: 1500ppm (NYOS)
Calcium: 500ppm (Aqua forest)

Also... it looks like it has gotten really bad and idk what these super thin hair-like strands are coming off of it... Again, this is just my peach hammer coral being affected. My green hammer is doing a lot better though in the 3rd pic. I currently have my protein skimmer off as of earlier last week around Tuesday/ Wednesday and only use 1 cube of spirulina and brine to 3 mysis and a little bit of oyster feast.

I see cyano on the skeleton, and that coral died a long time ago, just hasn't fully melted away yet. I see no tissue on the skeleton, and one of the 2 is completely dead, the other is just waiting to melt away.

Sorry for the loss, but it is what it is.

Tomoya808 · Apr 5, 2022

homer1475 said:
I see cyano on the skeleton, and that coral died a long time ago, just hasn't fully melted away yet. I see no tissue on the skeleton, and one of the 2 is completely dead, the other is just waiting to melt away.

Sorry for the loss, but it is what it is.

That really bites

Any thoughts on the green hammer that is a single head? I glued them down a couple months ago, so is taking a mallet and a chisel the only way to remove em?