Hammer wilting away

[IE Reefer]

Hey everyone,

I made a post not too long ago about my hammer coral that I've been having for a little over a year now and how each head has been wilting away one by one. Well, today the last head is beginning to melt away and I'm 100% sure that the polyp will be gone by the end of the day. My question is do you guys think that I could bring the coral back? Or should I just crush it up for a future Calcium reactor?

 

[Duncan62]

Hey everyone,

I made a post not too long ago about my hammer coral that I've been having for a little over a year now and how each head has been wilting away one by one. Well, today the last head is beginning to melt away and I'm 100% sure that the polyp will be gone by the end of the day. My question is do you guys think that I could bring the coral back? Or should I just crush it up for a future Calcium reactor?

Any idea what got it?

 

[IE Reefer]

Any idea what got it?

I'm assuming my 0.25ppm Phosphate and 7.7dKH Alkalinity, still unsure though. I'd also count into a factor that I haven't been very persistent with many of the important pieces of keeping a healthy reef (water changes, feeding, etc.) and I'm hoping that I'll start doing so.

 

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[CryptoNautical]

best bet would be post a picture of the coral and your parameters

 

[IE Reefer]

best bet would be post a picture of the coral and your parameters

Well, the polyp melted away yesterday. But my question was if I should crush up the skeleton for a calcium reactor or try to bring it back. I can still provide the information necessary if needed.

 

[Duncan62]

Well, the polyp melted away yesterday. But my question was if I should crush up the skeleton for a calcium reactor or try to bring it back. I can still provide the information necessary if needed.

If it's mush it's gone.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Well, the polyp melted away yesterday. But my question was if I should crush up the skeleton for a calcium reactor or try to bring it back. I can still provide the information necessary if needed.

This is in no way trying to be jerk, but it's going to sound like it.

If You suspect your poor husbandry and bad water conditions to be the thing that killed it, You are not going to be able to Fix the unhealthy coral until you fix poor husbandry and bad water conditions. Inline and stable parameters, are about the first requirement for nursing any sort of coral or anenome back to health..

 

[IE Reefer]

This is in no way trying to be jerk, but it's going to sound like it.

If You suspect your poor husbandry and bad water conditions to be the thing that killed it, You are not going to be able to Fix the unhealthy coral until you fix poor husbandry and bad water conditions. Inline and stable parameters, are about the first requirement for nursing any sort of coral or anenome back to health..

Right and I 100% agree with you, I believe that I acted like my tank was low maintenance when it actually needed maintenance. Do you think that I could bring back the polyp over time when everything is stable? Or should I just save some space and heartache and crush it up/throw it away?

 

[afrokobe]

Right and I 100% agree with you, I believe that I acted like my tank was low maintenance when it actually needed maintenance. Do you think that I could bring back the polyp over time when everything is stable? Or should I just save some space and heartache and crush it up/throw it away?

no it sounds like the polyps completely bailed. I don't think they are coming back

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Right and I 100% agree with you, I believe that I acted like my tank was low maintenance when it actually needed maintenance. Do you think that I could bring back the polyp over time when everything is stable? Or should I just save some space and heartache and crush it up/throw it away?

How many heads did it have/ was the skeleton cool?

Chances are it will not regrow especially if it's been dying for a year head by head and the early die-offs haven't regrown yet, again still subpar water conditions.

If I were you I'd get yourself on a schedule get it stable, And hey if you want to keep it in there, put a different cyphastrea frag on every deadhead. . It'll look Sick in a year.

 

[IE Reefer]

How many heads did it have/ was the skeleton cool?

Chances are it will not regrow especially if it's been dying for a year head by head and the early die-offs haven't regrown yet, again still subpar water conditions.

If I were you I'd get yourself on a schedule get it stable, And hey if you want to keep it in there, put a different cyphastrea frag on every deadhead. . It'll look Sick in a year.

It had about 5 heads. It actually died within about 3 months. I've been trying to follow the schedule I've set for myself, but with school, helping out my family, and other interruptive things, I haven't been able to strictly follow the schedule I set out for myself. That's a really cool idea, just thinking about it gets me excited. Thank you for your help and ideas.