Hammer Coral HELP!

[FirstTry2017]

Hello,
Our hammer coral is detaching itself. Can it be saved?
Thanks!

 

[Hitman]

What are your water parameters?
Temp, salinity, ALK, CA, NO3, and PO4.
Need this info to help.

 

[mahindra.dev]

Hello,
Our hammer coral is detaching itself. Can it be saved?
Thanks!

What kind of flow is it in? Any pests around the base. Ok looks like a wall hammer. I’d move to low flow and observe for pests around base.

Also check parameters. Mag for sure.

@DSC reef @Reefer Deez @Crabs Mcjones
#reefsquad

 

[Flippers4pups]

How long have you had it?

Wall hammers are one of the most difficult Lps to keep.

 

[Hitman]

What kind of flow is it in? Any pests around the base. Ok looks like a wall hammer. I’d move to low flow and observe for pests around base.

Also check parameters. Mag for sure.

@DSC reef @Reefer Deez @Crabs Mcjones
#reefsquad

Honest question does MG have effects on euphyllia?

 

[Flippers4pups]

Honest question dose MG have effects on euphyllia?

It does in excessive amounts. 1500 and up.

 

[DSC reef]

How long have you had it?

Wall hammers are one of the most difficult Lps to keep.

Plus 1! By far the hardest euphyllia we've kept. Almost 2 years before it perished, stuck with branching after that.

 

[jayala12]

How long have you had it?

Wall hammers are one of the most difficult Lps to keep.

Wall hammers are terrible. Branching are built like tanks. Sometimes ur only mistake could be that u bought a wall and not a branching. Just my 2 cents

 

[Crabs McJones]

Agreed, wall hammers rank up there with elegance in regards to difficulty keeping. Most of the questions I'd ask have been asked. Parameters, lighting and flow and check for pests

 

[FirstTry2017]

Temp 76.3, Salinity 1.026, calcium 460, NO3 0, kH 11, ammonia 0, pH 8.2.

 

[Hitman]

It does in excessive amounts. 1500 and up.

Did not know that thank you Don!!!

I agree walls seem to be one of the hardest LPS to keep.

 

[Hitman]

How about Phosphate aka PO4?
Your water may be way to clean as euphyllia like dirty water.

 

[FirstTry2017]

The wall hammer is a little over a year old. We was cleaning the tank and stirred a lot of sand up and it started detaching.

 

[Crabs McJones]

If no3 is 0 and phosphate is low that could be part of the issue. Lps like water with some nitrate and phosphate in it.

 

[FirstTry2017]

If no3 is 0 and phosphate is low that could be part of the issue. Lps like water with some nitrate and phosphate in it.

But the coral has been thriving in the same water conditions for over a year. If I put it in low light and low flow will it reattach or can I reattach it somehow?

 

[DSC reef]

But the coral has been thriving in the same water conditions for over a year. If I put it in low light and low flow will it reattach or can I reattach it somehow?

That's a wall hammer for you to be honest. That's how ours went, doing well then polyp bailout from the right to left. Took 3 weeks total while all other euphyllia grew like weeds.

 

[Flippers4pups]

But the coral has been thriving in the same water conditions for over a year. If I put it in low light and low flow will it reattach or can I reattach it somehow?

Unfortunately, no they won't reattach and can't be reattached.

 

[FirstTry2017]

Unfortunately, no they won't reattach and can't be reattached.

!!!
What if we cut off what is detached ...would the rest stay on?

 

[Hitman]

It could if the issue is resolved before the rest has polyp bailout.

 

[DSC reef]

!!!
What if we cut off what is detached ...would the rest stay on?

Fragging a wall hammer usually doesn't end well. In this case I think it would lead to the demise of your coral much faster.