Wall Hammer spewing

[Michelle B]

Hello,

I've had a wall hammer one month. It's been doing fine and the rest of the tank but suddenly my wall is closed up on one end and he is spewing brown stringy stuff. My parameters are ammonia 0, nitrite 0, Nitrate 20, alk 8.2, PH 8.2, phosphates 0.16, salinity 35 ppt. He's in low flow and low/medium light. Please help, I'm worried about him but also everyone else. Thanks!

 

[saltybees]

Pic didn’t show up me, sounds like it’s just pooping though.

 

[JustinMN18]

Pic didn’t show up me, sounds like it’s just pooping though.

I'm her friend. Here's another picture.

 

[saltybees]

Kind of hard to tell what it is, I’d just keep an eye on it, did it just start doing it?

 

[JustinMN18]

Kind of hard to tell what it is, I’d just keep an eye on it, did it just start doing it?

It has been doing it for about a week or so. It has just started receding on one side of the wall as well. All other corals (sps, lps, Euphylia) doing great except for this one.

 

[Eb1air]

It looks like it is pooping. Do you spot feed it bc I've seen mine do that when I use to spot feed

 

[saltybees]

Ah I see, can you see skeleton? Is there brown stuff coming from where it’s receding? I’d try an iodine dip and move it to a bit higher flow if it is, might have a bacterial infection.

 

[Michelle B]

It looks like it is pooping. Do you spot feed it bc I've seen mine do that when I use to spot feed

I do spot feed it here and there and did this morning. But that doesn't explain that one end.

 

[Michelle B]

Ah I see, can you see skeleton? Is there brown stuff coming from where it’s receding? I’d try an iodine dip and move it to a bit higher flow if it is, might have a bacterial infection.

How much iodine to water? Otherwise I have CoralRX and plan to dip it tonight.

 

[saltybees]

4 drops to a cup of tank water

 

[Michelle B]

4 drops to a cup of tank water

I did the iodine dip tonight. When I pulled it out and put it in a tank water rinse, brown goo started to come out of the head that had closed up. I suspect it is brown jelly and I suspect that would have come out in the tank had I not done the dip. I currently have it in my mixing bucket with 35 ppt salinity and a heater. Going to figure out what to do in the AM. My husband said he could dig up his sawzall and we could try cutting that head off. Otherwise I may either setup a QT tank and move it in or discard it. Such a shame because he is such a cool wall hammer but can't put my others in the tank at risk. Thoughts?

 

[dedragon]

it looks like it is expelling zooxanthellae and or poop. did you buy lugols iodine?

 

[dedragon]

it also looks extremely close to a torch coral and even though they are euphyllia they can fight

 

[Michelle B]

it also looks extremely close to a torch coral and even though they are euphyllia they can fight

I only have hammers.

 

[dedragon]

sorry odd angle on your photo the purple tipped hammer looks a bit like a torch. Looks like the green tip may be a hammer/frogspawn hybrid as well. If your other hammer is branching it would be two different species, paranchora and anchora hammer corals. I would just be aware fighting could happen so just a heads up to monitor but probably wont be an issue. Most likely your coral is fine. I wouldnt dip unless you see coral receding or brown jelly on skeleton though.

 

[dedragon]

what type of iodine did you dip in? Providone, lugols, etc

 

[saltybees]

Sorry to hear, I’d QT it with higher flow and maybe it’ll clean itself up, good luck if you do try to frag it.

 

[Michelle B]

what type of iodine did you dip in? Providone, lugols, etc

Providone

 

[dedragon]

i dont know the correct dosing for providone but it may need more for the dip should be a forum on r2r for dipping with that but again i think your coral will be just fine if it isnt having tissue recession

 

[Michelle B]

i dont know the correct dosing for providone but it may need more for the dip should be a forum on r2r for dipping with that but again i think your coral will be just fine if it isnt having tissue recession

My husband cut the bad head off this morning with a saw. I dipped it in iodine and then a salt water bath, super glued the exposed end, back in a salt water dip and into the tank. It seems to be doing well so far.