Someone please help me!!!! My hammer corals keep dying!!

[Natescorals]

I already tested my water with several different test kits

 

[Soronus]

Lol the store doesn’t give people parameters

Why not. If the store is running 6 Alk and you are running 9 Alk that is big deal

 

[Natescorals]

Why not. If the store is running 6 Alk and you are running 9 Alk that is big deal

This is the only store that I know of in my area that sells coral Frags. Otherwise I have no other place to get corals for my tank. This store doesn’t give people parameters. It’s just a all sales are final store

 

[Soronus]

All the other corals look great?

 

[Knightwolf1.025]

Deep breath, the coral is just getting used to it’s new home. I would go ahead and check tank parameters and if they are normal then, you can relax and just let the coral adjust. They should be happy in a day or so.

 

[Natescorals]

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[Natescorals]

This is the place I bought them from

 

[Natescorals]

Deep breath, the coral is just getting used to it’s new home. I would go ahead and check tank parameters and if they are normal then, you can relax and just let the coral adjust. They should be happy in a day or so.

Nitrates are 20.
Alk is 11dkh.
phosphates are 0.45
Calcium is 480.
Ph 8.2
Salinity 1.025

 

[Natescorals]

Temp is 78.5

 

[Soronus]

Nitrates are 20.
Alk is 11dkh.
phosphates are 0.45
Calcium is 480.
Ph 8.2
Salinity 1.025

Phosphates need to be dropped. Everything else looks great. Everything should be fine tomorrow if not I would working on Phosphates.

 

[Natescorals]

Phosphates need to be dropped. Everything else looks great. Everything should be fine tomorrow if not I would working on Phosphates.

I heard that GFO can kill corals

 

[Natescorals]

How am I supposed to drop phosphates?

 

[Natescorals]

All the other corals look great?

Yes all I have is softies and a Duncan and there doing great

 

[yan2pr]

If you dont want to run GFO you cam always use Nopox or phosguard. But i run GFO and never had an issue.

 

[Natescorals]

If you dont want to run GFO you cam always use Nopox or phosguard. But i run GFO and never had an issue.

Do your corals even grow? While your using the gfo? I’ve heard that it can severely stunt coral growth?

 

[vetteguy53081]

After dipping, typical behavior.
Moderate light and water flow, feed 2x per week and lower third of tank.
Salinity of 1.026 and ph of 8.1-8.3

 

[yan2pr]

My acans have grown at an amazing rate, not so much the hammers. I had issues with zoas growing but it was my fault because i always kept the water too clean, now that i cut back to water change every two weeks instead of every week they are taking off. I dont run gfo all the time i use it when the phosphates get high.

 

[Natescorals]

My acans have grown at an amazing rate, not so much the hammers. I had issues with zoas growing but it was my fault because i always kept the water too clean, now that i cut back to water change every two weeks instead of every week they are taking off. I dont run gfo all the time i use it when the phosphates get high.

What are you running for filtration?

 

[Magellan]

Do your corals even grow? While your using the gfo? I’ve heard that it can severely stunt coral growth?

Try phosguard. I leave a bag in the media basket of my AIO 24/7 and my hammer grows like an absolute weed. Also (as stated above) feed regularly.

 

[Natescorals]

Try phosguard. I leave a bag in the media basket of my AIO 24/7 and my hammer grows like an absolute weed. Also (as stated above) feed regularly.

What should I feed? And how often? Also are my phosphates really too high?