Hammer corals looking rough

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Hi my hammer corals have recently been deflating or in other words shriveling up. They seem to always shrivel up more mid-day then recover back to their rough shape by 6pm.I use SMARTFARM led 95w ( sunrise: 8-10, full light:10-5 sunset: 5-7) my light intensity is: 5%white 80%blue 80%dark blue 100%purple 5%warm 5%, green.
My parameters:(test done with api kit)
Salinity: 1.0255
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 1.5-2.0ppm
Calcium: 450ppm
Magnesium:1200ppm
Alkalinity: 13.5dkh
Ph:8.0
Phosphate: between 0-0.25.
Temp: constant 78 degrees

Inhabitants: 2 clownfish, 3 stripped damsel, 1 baby convict tang, 1 diamond goby, some snails and hermit crabs.
Tank info: 40gallon bow front, I run a canister filter with a cup of carbon I run a UV sterilizer 24/7 also. My mushrooms are doing great, along with my rockflower anemones.

The hammers were double the size when I purchased them,I've had then for two weeks now.

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Tissue recession from stress
Assure nitrate and phosphate not elevated, salinity not high and provide moderate light and water flow
Assure calcium not below 380
 
Tissue recession from stress
Assure nitrate and phosphate not elevated, salinity not high and provide moderate light and water flow
Assure calcium not below 380
There was a full out war between by baby pink bta and galaxea corals, I disposed the bta because he did not make it and galaxea lost two heads, but I clean my canister filter yesterday and replaced carbon. Could the war between the two release chemicals that would affect my hammers and frogspawn?
 
There was a full out war between by baby pink bta and galaxea corals, I disposed the bta because he did not make it and galaxea lost two heads, but I clean my canister filter yesterday and replaced carbon. Could the war between the two release chemicals that would affect my hammers and frogspawn?
Toxins, yes which carbon will help with.
csnister likely not enough to remedy quickly . Do a 30-49% water change
 
Hi my hammer corals have recently been deflating or in other words shriveling up. They seem to always shrivel up more mid-day then recover back to their rough shape by 6pm.I use SMARTFARM led 95w ( sunrise: 8-10, full light:10-5 sunset: 5-7) my light intensity is: 5%white 80%blue 80%dark blue 100%purple 5%warm 5%, green.
My parameters:(test done with api kit)
Salinity: 1.0255
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 1.5-2.0ppm
Calcium: 450ppm
Magnesium:1200ppm
Alkalinity: 13.5dkh
Ph:8.0
Phosphate: between 0-0.25.
Temp: constant 78 degrees

Inhabitants: 2 clownfish, 3 stripped damsel, 1 baby convict tang, 1 diamond goby, some snails and hermit crabs.
Tank info: 40gallon bow front, I run a canister filter with a cup of carbon I run a UV sterilizer 24/7 also. My mushrooms are doing great, along with my rockflower anemones.

The hammers were double the size when I purchased them,I've had then for two weeks now.

16518478548132407250578267426103.jpg
i personally think your alk is really high. I would also try getting your mag levels to higher 1300-1400- maybe a 20% wc will help
 

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