Is this common for hammer corals? - Page 2

Jritter02 · 08/02/2014, 07:08 AM

It actually looks alot better today. Maybe it's not dying. I'm trying to post a pic but my phone is being a Complete retard. It's alot more "inflated" then it has been the last few days and even seems to have more tentacles

Jritter02 · 10/24/2014, 03:20 PM

this hammer looks great now. im glad I didn't give up on it. tentacles fully extend about an inch and a half or so, great bright colors. ive been trying to upload a pic from my cell phone and my PC for 2 days now but its not working.

Jritter02 · 10/24/2014, 04:25 PM

here it is

Sk8r · 10/24/2014, 05:07 PM

You cannot raise stony coral just with water changes. The amount of calcium these corals suck up in a few days will deplete amount contained in salt. These are easy corals if you have adequate light, tests and supplements for alk,cal, mg, and keep parameters similar to those in my sig line. Without this supplementation they will fold up and die.

Jritter02 · 10/24/2014, 05:23 PM

I think I may have damaged it a few months back. When I was taking it off the ceramic disc I dropped the coral on the floor. Forgot about that. That May have been why it was acting funny. This hammer along with the other one I have too are both looking great now. I have a test kit to test for everything you listed above. Every time I have checked all the paramaters have been good.

10/24/2014, 05:07 PM	#29
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	You cannot raise stony coral just with water changes. The amount of calcium these corals suck up in a few days will deplete amount contained in salt. These are easy corals if you have adequate light, tests and supplements for alk,cal, mg, and keep parameters similar to those in my sig line. Without this supplementation they will fold up and die. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

08/02/2014, 07:08 AM	#26
Jritter02 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 332	It actually looks alot better today. Maybe it's not dying. I'm trying to post a pic but my phone is being a Complete retard. It's alot more "inflated" then it has been the last few days and even seems to have more tentacles

10/24/2014, 03:20 PM	#27
Jritter02 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 332	this hammer looks great now. im glad I didn't give up on it. tentacles fully extend about an inch and a half or so, great bright colors. ive been trying to upload a pic from my cell phone and my PC for 2 days now but its not working.

10/24/2014, 05:23 PM	#30
Jritter02 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 332	I think I may have damaged it a few months back. When I was taking it off the ceramic disc I dropped the coral on the floor. Forgot about that. That May have been why it was acting funny. This hammer along with the other one I have too are both looking great now. I have a test kit to test for everything you listed above. Every time I have checked all the paramaters have been good.