Starting hammer head garden

[Aquarius]

Just a few pics of new hammer head garden.

Hoping to add more soon

 

[Jimmyb819]

Keep in mind that over time hammers can grow to be huge. Just make sure you can account for that down the road.

Looks good though. Hammers are a great coral!

 

[justjes45]

Keep in mind that over time hammers can grow to be huge. Just make sure you can account for that down the road.

Looks good though. Hammers are a great coral!

How huge are we talking? I am new to this hobby. I bought a tiny coral about half of the size of the green pea. It is now to the size of a nickel and I can finally tell what it is. Really like it – but I have a small tank…

 

[Shep]

Awesome idea but yea some hammers can grow to be massive (really there is no limit). If they do get large you could A) sell it and buy a small one again or B) frag it so that you can grow money on trees

 

[Aquarius]

Awesome idea but yea some hammers can grow to be massive (really there is no limit). If they do get large you could A) sell it and buy a small one again or B) frag it so that you can grow money on trees

Yes that is the idea, I am trying to get my system to be perpetually sustainable, in that; i can always harvest and get back what I put in and in turn make it a better environment for the animals I am looking after.

 

[TheEngineer]

I had a hammer coral that at its peak I could cut 10-15 heads off of it every 3 months. It was a great grower and helped pay for costs. The branching kind are really easy to frag, you'll just have to stay on top of it. I've seen some really nice gardens like the one you are planning.

 

[miyags]

How huge are we talking? I am new to this hobby. I bought a tiny coral about half of the size of the green pea. It is now to the size of a nickel and I can finally tell what it is. Really like it – but I have a small tank…

When your water is spot on,corals never stop growing. Ever

 

[Aquarius]

Added a new one, Turquoise hammerhead.

 

[RobberyinCSharp1824]

I had a hammer coral that at its peak I could cut 10-15 heads off of it every 3 months. It was a great grower and helped pay for costs. The branching kind are really easy to frag, you'll just have to stay on top of it. I've seen some really nice gardens like the one you are planning.

How do you go about fragging your hammer coral? I have a ton of little sprouts starting to form and I want to frag it before it grows too large, since space is already getting a little tight.

 

[TheEngineer]

Branching hammers are very easy to frag. You just cut along the base of a branch. I use a diamond wheel with a Dremel.

 

[Havasuviking]

Let me know when you start to frag the hammers. I would be very interested in buying some.

 

[Miguel PT]

Dont they sting each other? Can we feed them? Thanks , love this coral too.

 

[robert]

I really like the euphilia garden...I've had a few nice ones - a piece of advice - always segregate any new addition away from the garden until any eggs have had a chance to hatch and your sure its pest free...torches seperate from frogspawns and hammers.

 

[Aquarius]

Thanks I'll keep that in mind. Just got a yellow one, but I'm having some issue with a Bactria bloom

 

[Aquarius]

Bacteria

 

[Triggreef]

Dont they sting each other? Can we feed them? Thanks , love this coral too.

Some do some do not. Pretty much trial and error.


Are you sure that's bacterial bloom? Could it be ammonia? Either way might want to change some water.

 

[Aquarius]

I have another thread going and a few people say bacteria,

 

[Triggreef]

I have another thread going and a few people say bacteria,

Are you dosing a carbon source? If not it's a bacterial bloom, caused by ammonia. Which is bad. How old is this tank?

 

[Triggreef]

Ah I see you started the thread in Nov so I assume it's not a new set up.

 

[joshkirkland83]

Heres mine. I have 3 that arent in the pic. Blue, pink, orange, and green.