New hammer not opening

[Aqauclear]

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]

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]

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

 

[Aqauclear]

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]

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

 

[Cole.mormon]

Into

 

[Aqauclear]

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]

Maybe a few days
Never know

 

[Zach B]

Hopefully within a few days

 

[LeftyReefer]

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

 

[Uncle99]

Normal

 

[Willu]

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]

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]

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

 

[Cole.mormon]

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

 

[Aqauclear]

Does taking it out of water hurt the polyps badly?

 

[Aqauclear]

I just reglued it on live rock

 

[Aqauclear]

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

 

[LeftyReefer]

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.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Locate it at lower third of tank under moderate light and water flow
Mine grow out of control under these conditions