Hammer coral shrinking

[Louwritz]

Hey so I have had a branching hammer coral that was happy nice and open and in the last 2 weeks it was looking a bit of started having the branshes turning white.

Parameters
Ph 8.3
Kh 9
Amonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5ppm
PO4 0.02ppm or less
Tank is 3 months old

Experienceing no fluctuations in parameters. I have another hammer but it looks as happy as can be and very relaxed.

 

[Idoc]

Maybe let the phosphates increase slightly. Have you tried different locations in the tank? Maybe the flow or lighting is bothering it.

 

[Sharkbait19]

IMO hammers are very touchy. Mine slowly shrunk down until it died of BJD. Possibly location, maybe disease. Best thing to do is experiment with location. What other corals do you have? Are they reacting poorly to anything? If so, it could be a param issue. However, seeing that this has been a slow thing over the course of two weeks, it seems like it just doesn't like something in your tank. Unfortunately, it looks to be on its way out. Then again, I've seen corals pull through before, so experimenting with location seems to be your best bet.

 

[Louwritz]

Maybe let the phosphates increase slightly. Have you tried different locations in the tank? Maybe the flow or lighting is bothering it.

I have tried different locations, placed it under an ovehang now, thought the light might have been to to much for it.

Maybe let the phosphates increase slightly. Have you tried different locations in the tank? Maybe the flow or lighting is bothering it.

 

[Louwritz]

IMO hammers are very touchy. Mine slowly shrunk down until it died of BJD. Possibly location, maybe disease. Best thing to do is experiment with location. What other corals do you have? Are they reacting poorly to anything? If so, it could be a param issue. However, seeing that this has been a slow thing over the course of two weeks, it seems like it just doesn't like something in your tank. Unfortunately, it looks to be on its way out. Then again, I've seen corals pull through before, so experimenting with location seems to be your best bet.

I have another hammer wall building kind, zoas and green star polyp. They all seem happy and healty it is just that one.

 

[Sharkbait19]

I have another hammer wall building kind, zoas and green star polyp. They all seem happy and healty it is just that one.

Then it may unfortunately be that one coral not establishing well....

 

[Dan1788]

You good add a bit or iodine they seem to love it.

 

[Louwritz]

You good add a bit or iodine they seem to love it.

Like dipping it?
I diped it in an iodine solution earlier today.

How will iodine effect the fish in the tank?

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Like dipping it?
I diped it in an iodine solution earlier today.

How will iodine effect the fish in the tank?

Don’t dose iodine unless you can test for it. Super easy to overdose. I have never heard of hammers being finicky. That said, a 3 month old tank is probably too young to support LPS well. I don’t know that but it’s my guess. I had mine running for 7 years before I got anything but zoa. But then I’m paranoid. What kind of tank do you have? Some lights I’ve seen hammers don’t care for.

 

[Louwritz]

Don’t dose iodine unless you can test for it. Super easy to overdose. I have never heard of hammers being finicky. That said, a 3 month old tank is probably too young to support LPS well. I don’t know that but it’s my guess. I had mine running for 7 years before I got anything but zoa. But then I’m paranoid. What kind of tank do you have? Some lights I’ve seen hammers don’t care for.

128L boyu tl550 tank.
Comes with led lights, blue and white light.
No I do not have an iodine test kit.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

128L boyu tl550 tank.
Comes with led lights, blue and white light.
No I do not have an iodine test kit.

May not be anything you did. Sometimes coral just dies. Hammers can regrow though so don’t toss the skeleton

 

[Louwritz]

May not be anything you did. Sometimes coral just dies. Hammers can regrow though so don’t toss the skeleton

Seriously? thats kinda awsome.

It just bithers me because it hasnt lost any color on its polups which should be the fist place you see sommthing is wrong if I am not mistaken

 

[Dan1788]

Like dipping it?
I diped it in an iodine solution earlier today.

How will iodine effect the fish in the tank?

No not dipping, mine always seemed to perk up after I dose a drop of the continuum.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Seriously? thats kinda awsome.

It just bithers me because it hasnt lost any color on its polups which should be the fist place you see sommthing is wrong if I am not mistaken

Not sure. But I had candy canes straight up die and now they’re 20+ heads. Also my blasto is regrowing two heads that died for no reason. LPS coral has amazing regeneration ability

 

[Louwritz]

No not dipping, mine always seemed to perk up after I dose a drop of the continuum.

I'll have to do some product comparison, I am in South Africa so don't think we have all the nice stuff thats there in the US haha

 

[Louwritz]

Not sure. But I had candy canes straight up die and now they’re 20+ heads. Also my blasto is regrowing two heads that died for no reason. LPS coral has amazing regeneration ability

Thank you, will leave it if it doesn't make it.
A friend just told me it should be fine its just re-adjusting after being moved now.

 

[Dan1788]

I'll have to do some product comparison, I am in South Africa so don't think we have all the nice stuff thats there in the US haha

UK me buddy

 

[Louwritz]

UK me buddy

Haha my bad buddy, but you probably still have better merch there haha.

II'll see how it looks tomorrow, it should after thedit open up a bit.