My hammer coral

Jlfjcf · Jan 14, 2014

My hammer corals still aren't doing very good
They are barely coming out everything else is
Doing great I was wondering if anybody has any ideas

Eienna · Jan 14, 2014

Is the flow on them strong?

Jlfjcf · Jan 14, 2014

It's a moderate flow

Jlfjcf · Jan 14, 2014

Jlfjcf · Jan 14, 2014

Here is a pic of them and one of my frogspawn that are doing good

Reefing Madness · Jan 14, 2014

What type of lighting?
Whats the water parameters?
I see alot of hair algae in the tank, telling me your Phosphates are to high.

Jlfjcf · Jan 14, 2014

The lighting is 4 54w t5 and two 40w compact flourecent lights yea I have a little hair algae problem I'm dosing for and my nitrates are about 20 ppm I'm doing water changes to get them down kh is 9 my ph is about 8.3 my CA is about 460 amonia is 0 nitrites are 0 I don't know what my phosphates are I still need a tester for that but everything else is doing great

Reefing Madness · Jan 14, 2014

They may be doing great right now, but that one coral is telling you that issues are coming.
I'd check those phosphates as soon as I could.
Trates could be a bit lower
Whats your SG?

Eienna · Jan 14, 2014

I notice the one that is doing well is lower in the tank, and appears more sheltered. Use your hand to feel if the flow is different hitting the big one vs the ones having issues.

Jlfjcf · Jan 14, 2014

The same is 1.026

Jlfjcf · Jan 14, 2014

Sg that is

Reefing Madness · Jan 14, 2014

Everything about the water looks great!! Gotta be the phosphates, or he just hasn't acclimated yet. But most settle in with just a few hours in the tank.

RiverRat · Jan 14, 2014

could be something picking at them or swimming by quickly.

Jlfjcf · Jan 14, 2014

They have been in the tank for almost a month

Jlfjcf · Jan 14, 2014

The frogspawn and and candy canes are doing good the have been in there just as long my clowns used to pick at them but they haven't for like a week now