Pls help what’s wrong with my hammer

[newreeferr]

Just got back from work very upset this is my very first ever coral. Seems to look very off isn’t fully extended and the middle is almost like popping out ? What’s going on with if anyone seen this before ? What should I do ,, and also I have the red bacteria in my tank and I clean it 24.7 and will not STOP spreading anyone know how to get rid of it ?? Can kinda see in my first photo on the sand bed please and thank you any help is very very appreciated as I care a lot about this coral and really don’t want it to die.

 

[Troylee]

Your hammer looks fine to me.. looks like it just ate or might be getting ready to poop lol.. as for the cyano the best bet is to keep vacuuming it out and add some more flow down there to keep nutrients from settling.. I’d stay away from chemiclean as it wipes out good and bad stuff..