That was dumb.. now what..?

[ReefLab]

While doing a water change I was trying to siphon some Cyano off the base of my hammer and WSSHP - one of the heads of my hammer got sucked right up.
Theres a pic of the head below. Do I need to cut that part of the hammer off or will it just die? Will the whole colony die? Ugh!

 

[tehmadreefer]

Just leave it be. it’ll grow back.

 

[ReefLab]

Just leave it be. it’ll grow back.

I hope so. thanks for replying.

 

[Sosuke]

I sucked my Xenia up once it died and then just magically appeared in the rocks last week

 

[ReefLab]

I sucked my Xenia up once it died and then just magically appeared in the rocks last week

The same piece that you sucked up regrew? Or did it spawn and pop up somewhere else?

 

[Sosuke]

I think part of it broke off into the rocks after being sucked up, it went all the way through the siphon

 

[vetteguy53081]

It will gradually open back up. For the future, blow off cyano , etc gently with a turkey baster.

 

[Sosuke]

Yes the same piece

 

[ReefLab]

Just to update this thread - The polyps on that head extended the next day and the tips are growing back and regaining their color. No long term harm done.

 

[35ppt]

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