Hammers are dying

[W00F]

My hammers were huge and splitting.
After introducing some new hammers 2 of 3 heads died on my green hammer and now my orange is receding and dying.

As I was performing an Iodine dip, I noticed holes in the coral - see picture.
Does anyone see the problem from the picture? I was told the little white things won’t hurt the coral.

Thanks!

 

[fishguy242]

little white dots not a problem,i sure hope not ,but thinking lps eating flatworms,best wishes ,following

 

[W00F]

@fishguy242 - I haven’t seen anything that looked like a flatworm in my tank. I’ll start looking harder. Thanks

 

[Brycnz]

Mines the same

 

[fishguy242]

dip the hammers in a container where you can see if any come off ,they are hard to see on lps ,keep us posted,poss wait for more recommadations on which dip to use ,not sure iodine will kill them,@vetteguy53081 any thoughts,thanks

 

[fishguy242]

Mines the same

as in how, dying ??

 

[W00F]

@fishguy242 - I’ll see how it does after the iodine dip. Nothing seemed to have fallen off. Something a little clear but assumed it was flesh and didn’t look like a flatworm.

I’ll try a Revive dip if needed but it usually ticks off the coral.

What color flatworm am I looking for? Brown or purple? I have a magnifying glass and see nothing. Anything questionable I poked with a scalpel but all seems part of the skeleton.

 

[fishguy242]

they are very hard to see on coral,take on color of coral i believe,

 

[fishguy242]

@Flippers4pups any thoughts here? thanks

 

[W00F]

I have seen red Cyano in the tank off and on the past month or so. I pull it off and have reduced feeding. Seems to have mostly gone away. I heard it can kill coral but I assumed it needed to be covering the coral to kill it.

 

[fishguy242]

agree not going to cause holes in tissue

 

[mistuhm]

Those white dots kind of look like snail eggs but I could be wrong. If they are, don't think they are the culprit.

 

[fishguy242]

Those white dots kind of look like snail eggs but I could be wrong. If they are, don't think they are the culprit.

it's late here, cannot think of name,are harmless tubeworms

 

[W00F]

I’m thinking they are Spirorbid Worms.

 

[fishguy242]

ok, lets get some expert eyes on these hammers ,as soon as we can, #reefsquad

 

[Tundra Cuttle]

If you had cyano it means waste was building up in the water and your waste export isn't as effective as it could be. I'm thinking it you added a new hammer right as you were at a bioload tipping point and you may have pushed it over the edge with one more creature. Try 20% water changes every 2 days for a week and see what happens. Sounds like you have been diligent about parasites, they don't like something in the water so change it out.

 

[W00F]

I’ve been pretty good on the water changes but I can increase.
I am reluctant to do a water change every couple days though. Wouldn’t that be a little too much change?

The hammer doesn’t seem to be opening up any more today. I’m wondering if it’s getting enough light. I did move it a little further down the rock but it seems like a rapid deterioration for not enough light.

No pests to be seen. I’m going to try feeding when my wrasse goes to sleep.

thanks

 

[One Reefing Boi]

Not sure if 'not enough light' is going to cause the issue. IMO my hammer branches out bigger in lower light and lower flow.

Could always try a CoralRX dip, I swear by that stuff

 

[Tundra Cuttle]

I have done water changes like this to correct issues and it is a pretty good solution. If you were in toxic air that was slowly killing you I'm sure you would welcome a few large breaths of fresh air.

Are your parameters that high above the levels of your freshly mixed saltwater that it would cause a swing?