Hammer coral issues

[Webb098]

I’ve had this hammer coral for over a month. I had ich in my tank so I had to remove all of my fish. In order to do that I had to take this rock out. It wasn’t out longer than 10-15 minutes. I have also been treating the display tank with rubys reef safe. Since all of this happening the coral has stayed looking like this. My parameters are good. What should I do?
for the past week I have been dropping in frozen food with vitamins for corals/fish.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I’ve had this hammer coral for over a month. I had ich in my tank so I had to remove all of my fish. In order to do that I had to take this rock out. It wasn’t out longer than 10-15 minutes. I have also been treating the display tank with rubys reef safe. Since all of this happening the coral has stayed looking like this. My parameters are good. What should I do?
for the past week I have been dropping in frozen food with vitamins for corals/fish.

Was the flesh completely receded like that when you got the coral? If so, it was in bad shape when you bought it and likely there's no specific thing you did to cause the decline... That's the good news and the bad - a lot of times we put pieces in our systems that are already in decline and a month or 2 later, they finally reach this point.

You can try an iodine dip just in case there's an injury or infection, but otherwise, keep your parameters stable and see if it starts to recover.

 

[Webb098]

Was the flesh completely receded like that when you got the coral? If so, it was in bad shape when you bought it and likely there's no specific thing you did to cause the decline... That's the good news and the bad - a lot of times we put pieces in our systems that are already in decline and a month or 2 later, they finally reach this point.

You can try an iodine dip just in case there's an injury or infection, but otherwise, keep your parameters stable and see if it starts to recover.

What do you mean by the fleash being completely receded? Like the dark brown stalk part of it? If so yes. Otherwise it was nice and fluffy and beautiful besides the third tiny stalk

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Was the coral every fluffy and happy?

Would suggest to show your water parameters,what type of lighting, what kind of flow, how old is the tank?

Do you have other corals, how are they doing? Really need more info to be able to provide any suggestion

 

[Webb098]

I have two of these lights that were recommended to me. I have a Duncan that has no fully opened in about two weeks but I assumed that’s because I had a fish messing with it but the fish are gone now. I have 4 zoas and a birds nest but they’re all about 2 weeks old. They all seem to be doing good. The tank is 5 months old

 

[Webb098]

I have two of these lights that were recommended to me. I have a Duncan that has no fully opened in about two weeks but I assumed that’s because I had a fish messing with it but the fish are gone now. I have 4 zoas and a birds nest but they’re all about 2 weeks old. They all seem to be doing good. The tank is 5 months old

Yes the hammer was fluffy and happy excluding the really small stalk

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

What do you mean by the fleash being completely receded? Like the dark brown stalk part of it? If so yes. Otherwise it was nice and fluffy and beautiful besides the third tiny stalk

A healthy specimen has flesh on the "stalk". These corals can be "fluffy and beautiful" even while dying...

 

[iamacat]

Your lights are fine as I used the same years ago and had success with LPS and Euphyllia.

The hammer looks very irritated. With the age of your tank and the current changes and treatments happening you can not just say parameters are good and things look good. The specimen is not doing good and you need to test your water for temp, salinity, pH, Alk, Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrate, and Phosphate.

your other “good” appearing corals will likely follow the same path if the issue is water parameters, which it likely is.

previous suggested iodine dipping would benefit the coral while the cause is corrected
Best of luck

 

[Webb098]

A healthy specimen has flesh on the "stalk". These corals can be "fluffy and beautiful" even while dying...

aw man. Yeah no it’s been like that since I go it

 

[Webb098]

Your lights are fine as I used the same years ago and had success with LPS and Euphyllia.

The hammer looks very irritated. With the age of your tank and the current changes and treatments happening you can not just say parameters are good and things look good. The specimen is not doing good and you need to test your water for temp, salinity, pH, Alk, Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrate, and Phosphate.

your other “good” appearing corals will likely follow the same path if the issue is water parameters, which it likely is.

previous suggested iodine dipping would benefit the coral while the cause is corrected
Best of luck

Right I get what you’re saying. The things that I have tested, ammonia, nitrates,nitrites, ph,alk and calcium have been normal. But I will also get a phosphate test. I believe that the treatment that i put in the tank also said it could irritate the coral. Thank you for your help!

 

[Webb098]

I’ve had this hammer coral for over a month. I had ich in my tank so I had to remove all of my fish. In order to do that I had to take this rock out. It wasn’t out longer than 10-15 minutes. I have also been treating the display tank with rubys reef safe. Since all of this happening the coral has stayed looking like this. My parameters are good. What should I do?
for the past week I have been dropping in frozen food with vitamins for corals/fish.

While I was

Your lights are fine as I used the same years ago and had success with LPS and Euphyllia.

The hammer looks very irritated. With the age of your tank and the current changes and treatments happening you can not just say parameters are good and things look good. The specimen is not doing good and you need to test your water for temp, salinity, pH, Alk, Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrate, and Phosphate.

your other “good” appearing corals will likely follow the same path if the issue is water parameters, which it likely is.

previous suggested iodine dipping would benefit the coral while the cause is corrected
Best of luck

thank you. Also I noticed tonight while staring it it. It has about three of this brown bumps that look hollow and may have something in them( tenticals/algae/I’m not sure) what do you know about those?

 

[iamacat]

While I was

thank you. Also I noticed tonight while staring it it. It has about three of this brown bumps that look hollow and may have something in them( tenticals/algae/I’m not sure) what do you know about those?

My guess of what those are is vermetid snails. While a pest, they are not affecting your hammer. They can rapidly propagate in your tank and cause issues if not managed tho.

have you tested your water parameters?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Second parameters check.

Mine looks like this on some heads now. After 8 months of health. Alk was low. Since fixed some heads will make it.

Other hammer varieties no symptoms. Same placement.