Hammer coral looking bad after water change

[His Coral Highness]

So I did a water change but had a little mishap with my ATO staying siphoned on and adding too much freshwater to the system (about another 3 gallons to my 90-ish gallon system). I thought it wouldn’t be a really big deal if I just gave it a few days to evaporate out and get back to the correct SG. My other corals seem alright, but my Ultra Gold hammer is not looking so hot. It’s recessed into the skeleton and it giving off this heavy mucous at the front head (it has 3 heads). I’d think the best thing to do would be to SLOWLY let the parameters change back with letting the SG rise as water evaporates, I don’t want to do too much and make this worse. Is that the best course of action? I figure the SG should be back where it is supposed to be in about 2-3 days, but this coral is looking pretty beat up. Thanks for any help.

 

[His Coral Highness]

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[Stephen8169301]

Honestly just looks a little stressed is all I wouldn’t worry to much don’t do anything crazy just let it be it’ll come back

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I did a water change but had a little mishap with my ATO staying siphoned on and adding too much freshwater to the system (about another 3 gallons to my 90-ish gallon system). I thought it wouldn’t be a really big deal if I just gave it a few days to evaporate out and get back to the correct SG. My other corals seem alright, but my Ultra Gold hammer is not looking so hot. It’s recessed into the skeleton and it giving off this heavy mucous at the front head (it has 3 heads). I’d think the best thing to do would be to SLOWLY let the parameters change back with letting the SG rise as water evaporates, I don’t want to do too much and make this worse. Is that the best course of action? I figure the SG should be back where it is supposed to be in about 2-3 days, but this coral is looking pretty beat up. Thanks for any help.

Release of slime is normal for sudden changes in water conditions ( the same that often occurs with introduction) but it should recover easily through adjustment to favorable conditions.

 

[His Coral Highness]

thanks that’s what I was hoping to hear

 

[His Coral Highness]

So this morning there is a lot more of that mucous on the coral. The lights are still out so you can see it with just my phone camera. I’m just concerned that this isn’t brown jelly disease. All 3 heads are covered with this stuff

 

[Dburr1014]

I wish I saw this post yesterday morning. I would have told you to restore the SG immediately. If something happens quickly return it quickly if you found it fast enough. I guess my questions are what was the salinity before and what was the salinity after? How long was it like this salinity when you found it?

This now looks like brown jelly disease. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. If you can take it out give it a smell. If it smells like death take it out try not to disturb any of that brown jelly, best to take it out by dropping it in a bowl and lifting it right out of the tank. You don't want to get any of that brown jelly on anything else.

 

[His Coral Highness]

I wish I saw this post yesterday morning. I would have told you to restore the SG immediately. If something happens quickly return it quickly if you found it fast enough. I guess my questions are what was the salinity before and what was the salinity after? How long was it like this salinity when you found it?

This now looks like brown jelly disease. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. If you can take it out give it a smell. If it smells like death take it out try not to disturb any of that brown jelly, best to take it out by dropping it in a bowl and lifting it right out of the tank. You don't want to get any of that brown jelly on anything else.

Is there any way to treat it once I take it out? Or are you saying take it out and throw it away - I’d think that would be a last resort

 

[Dburr1014]

Is there any way to treat it once I take it out? Or are you saying take it out and throw it away - I’d think that would be a last resort

If..... It's dead with brown jelly and smells bad, the battle is already lost.

 

[His Coral Highness]

If..... It's dead with brown jelly and smells bad, the battle is already lost.

Major bummer but I guess it’s better to lose one that let the whole tank suffer

 

[Dburr1014]

Major bummer but I guess it’s better to lose one that let the whole tank suffer

Yes, sorry. Looks like toast but smell it.

 

[cliam]

This happens to me and I lost a whole colony of hammers and it happens overnight. I had no time to react.

 

[His Coral Highness]

That’s it I’m done with this I’m collecting stamps now

 

[His Coral Highness]

Not really, but yeah it sucks it went from being slightly visible to totally killing the hammer in about a day and a half