Hammer issue

mekesterson93 · Apr 21, 2019

Soo I just started moving everything over to the new 80 from the 13 a couple days ago. My hammer hasnt been looking good the past month so when I took it out to put it in the 80 i inspected it, upon looking at the skeleton i noticed that it looks as if something has been eating at the skeleton.. kinda like termites would eat away at wood. Does anyone have any idea what the issue could/could have been??

sbash · Apr 21, 2019

The polyps look okay, the dead parts of the skeleton are just rotting away. Rot is a strong word, and is a tad dramatic.

Keeping your calcium up around desired levels will help maintain a healthy skeleton and prevent die back. This also includes stable alkalinity and good magnesium levels. However, that part of the skeleton is already dead, just keep an eye on it and if it does happen to rot through, then just pick up the pieces and remount them.

If you keep your chemistry and nutrients levels stable, you'll have two or three times the polyps at this time next year and it will a nice rounded colony.

mekesterson93 · Apr 22, 2019

sbash said:
The polyps look okay, the dead parts of the skeleton are just rotting away. Rot is a strong work, and is a tad dramatic.

Keeping your calcium up around desired levels will help maintain a healthy skeleton and prevent die back. This also includes stable alkalinity and good magnesium levels. However, that part of the skeleton is already dead, just keep an eye on it and if it does happen to rot through, then just pick up the pieces and remount them.

If you keep your chemistry and nutrients levels stable, you'll have two or three times the polyps at this time next year and it will a nice rounded colony.

Thanks for the info. I have never heard of the skeleton rotting away. The polyps are never fully retracted but they're never fully extended either. It looked wayyy better a month or 2 ago.

sbash · Apr 22, 2019

mekesterson93 said:
Thanks for the info. I have never heard of the skeleton rotting away. The polyps are never fully retracted but they're never fully extended either. It looked wayyy better a month or 2 ago.

Well, like I said, rotting is a strong word, deteriorating would probably be a better choice. The dead parts just slowly deteriorate, nothing to be concerned about.

It looks pretty good in that recent photo, I don't think you have anything to worry about...