Help with hammer coral!!!

[Jgrub75]

Need help with what is growing on my hammer coral.

 

[OldRed1]

Can you get photos under white light? What are your parameters? How long has the hammer been in your tank? How long has it looked unhealthy?

 

[Jgrub75]

It’s has looked this way since last night. Much worse this morning. The coral has been in my tank for a week.
salinity is 1.025
Nitrate is 15
Nitrite 0
Alk 140
PH 8

 

[OldRed1]

It’s has looked this way since last night. Much worse this morning. The coral has been in my tank for a week.
salinity is 1.025
Nitrate is 15
Nitrite 0
Alk 140
PH 8

Alk 14? Are you dosing?

Did you dip your coral before adding it? You might try getting it off the sand bed in case something is irritating it down there.

 

[Jgrub75]

Hope this is better

 

[Jgrub75]

Alk 14? Are you dosing?

Did you dip your coral before adding it? You might try getting it off the sand bed in case something is irritating it down there.

Kalkwasser drip. I always dip my corals.

 

[crawling junk]

Looks like brown jelly.

 

[OldRed1]

What causes brown jelly disease?

Anyone know what causes brown jelly disease? I just lost 4 torchs to it. A aussie 24k gold, an indo knicks, an indo ultra and a cali kid “mystery torch”. Major blow. Is there any prevention tips? Thanks in advance.

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This post suggests that Brown Jelly Disease could be related to issues with Alkalinity. If that were the case, I'd think you'd see damage on your other hammers. Are your other hammer corals opening up as normal?

 

[Jgrub75]

Yes all other hammers including the other head of this coral I fine

 

[OldRed1]

Well, if this is BJD as @crawling junk posted, then you may want to read through this post to learn about possible treatments. Good luck!

Brown Jelly Disease: Current Treatment Strategies!

Current Treatment Strategies for Brown Jelly Disease I’ve been asked to summarize the current findings concerning Brown Jelly Disease for those that need a quick reference if they encounter it in their own tank. For a link to current tests investigating possible treatments, see here. First, if...

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