Succesfully keeping wall hammers, whats the secret?

[Harold999]

People who are keeping succesfully (+1 year) wall hammers, could you share your parameters and do's/dont's? Thanks!

 

[Lavey29]

I'm only about 3 months with this one. Seems to be healthy and happy. I really focus on my nitrate and phosphate numbers now. 10 nitrate and .11 phosphate currently. Obviously light and flow are important also.

 

[Blumon18]

Just got my new Wall Hammer, what's the best placement for them lfow and lighting. TYIA

 

[Harold999]

Just got my new Wall Hammer, what's the best placement for them lfow and lighting. TYIA

I would say placement low/on the sandbed, 75-125 PAR, and low flow (gently waving tentacles).
Too much flow it will let you know by not opening fully.

 

[Blumon18]

I would say placement low/on the sandbed, 75-125 PAR, and low flow (gently waving tentacles).
Too much flow it will let you know by not opening fully.

Yes thank you I have it near the bottom of tank with little flow and it's opening up pretty good now, thanks again for the reply

 

[Jbell370]

My 2 survivors are on the bottom and not crazy flow or light which is hard for me as I run 5 G5 Radion XR30 Pro. I do feed LPS pellets every 2 or 3 days and stopped moving them around. My frogspawn colony on the other hand, near the top of my tank, always happy and gets the same LPS pellets.

 

[Blumon18]

Here's what it looks like after a week in my tank

 

[ninjamyst]

Had mine for 7+ years. Been through several tank crashes. Thought I was gonna loose it a few times but it always bounce back. Alk swing, temp swing, contamination. I don't feed or do much to it. It's in med light med flow right now but I had it all over the place.

 

[DeepintheReef]

Parameters vary across tanks but general stability of parameters and low (but not zero) nitrate and phosphate. Indirect moderate flow and sub 150 PAR.