New hammer not opening

Aqauclear · Dec 28, 2020

Just bought a Hammer coral today and for some reason it has a thin white slime hanging on and it's also not opening my tank is 6 months old, I moved out all my corals out to a different tank so I'm starting over.Parameters 1.025 salinity Alk 11 Calcium 440 Magnesium 1358 phosphate 0.02 Nitrates 25 ppm

vetteguy53081 · Dec 28, 2020

It’s mucus and associated with the new tank conditions. I assume you acclimated it for about 2 hrs?
Offer low light intensity being new and moderate water flow

Zach B · Dec 28, 2020

With it being so new I would give it time do adjust

Aqauclear · Dec 28, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
It’s mucus and associated with the new tank conditions. I assume you acclimated it for about 2 hrs?
Offer low light intensity being new and moderate water flow

I temp acclimated and dipped it for 15 mins and its on the sand bed

Cole.mormon · Dec 28, 2020

Try moving it onto some moderate flow
It will not open up instantly
How long has it been in?

Cole.mormon · Dec 28, 2020

Aqauclear · Dec 28, 2020

Z&KFarmsWI said:
With it being so new I would give it time do adjust

How long will it take for it to adjust to my tank

Cole.mormon · Dec 28, 2020

Maybe a few days
Never know

Zach B · Dec 28, 2020

Hopefully within a few days

LeftyReefer · Dec 28, 2020

Alk of 11 is a bit high. Might be higher than it is used too.
I'd give it some time to adjust.

Uncle99 · Dec 28, 2020

Normal

Willu · Dec 28, 2020

yeah I agree 11 dKh seems somewhat high, but it shouldn't be too much of a problem if you give it some time. A picture might help.

Aqauclear · Dec 29, 2020

Hasn't changed overnight, I had a torch in my other tank and it did the same thing and faded away I'm worried about it tho, I don't have luck with Euphyilla corals

Aqauclear · Dec 29, 2020

The heads are damaged and shrunken up on the other end will it recover?

Cole.mormon · Dec 29, 2020

Try an iodine dip
Go and get some seachem reef dip
Do what it sais

Aqauclear · Dec 29, 2020

Does taking it out of water hurt the polyps badly?

Aqauclear · Dec 29, 2020

I just reglued it on live rock

Aqauclear · Dec 29, 2020

I mean corals shouldn't get hurt that bad from the exposure of air

LeftyReefer · Dec 29, 2020

Try leaving it alone for a few days.
The mucous was a normal defensive mechanism, due to being moved. Nothing to worry about.

But it does look like there may be some tissue rescission in the last pics.

Alk of 11 seems high, so does your nitrates considering how low your phosphates are... What test kits are you using?

Typically euphyllia are easier to keep corals. The fact that you can't keep them points to some unknown issue in the tank. Maybe you could have an LFS test your water as a backup.