hammer coral - attempt to grow on dead branches

ryanpal · 09/26/2007, 10:42 AM

i have two pieces of hammer coral. a few of them have dead branches which are dried up.

is there any way for me to remove some of the coral from the healthy branch and get it to grow on the dead ones?

badguitarist · 09/27/2007, 12:28 AM

unfortunately no, but if they are in a healthy tank don't worry they can grow exceptionally fast. i have seen branching colonys grow from a few polyps to monster colonys in less than a year.

God of thunder · 10/02/2007, 12:28 PM

Is there anu way to speed up the prosess, or at least help it along?

rustybucket145 · 10/02/2007, 12:54 PM

patience grasshoppa.... patience....

and good water quality!

God of thunder · 10/02/2007, 01:03 PM

I suspected that answer

Kurt03 · 10/06/2007, 07:10 PM

feeding them 1-2 times a week will help alot too. just dont over do it.
My frogspawn likes mysis.

God of thunder · 10/06/2007, 07:35 PM

IÂ´ve done that for almost two months now. when i first got ot ot produced a new branch, but it hasnÂ´t grown at all since then, it eats like crazy when i feed it, i supose patience is the key, like always right?

bpd964 · 10/06/2007, 07:39 PM

It's gonna need the proper calcium levels to grow as well...

God of thunder · 10/06/2007, 07:56 PM

What do you say about 470-490 ppm? thatÂ´s my calsium level

09/26/2007, 10:42 AM	#1
ryanpal Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 756	hammer coral - attempt to grow on dead branches i have two pieces of hammer coral. a few of them have dead branches which are dried up. is there any way for me to remove some of the coral from the healthy branch and get it to grow on the dead ones?

10/02/2007, 12:28 PM	#3
God of thunder Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Iceland Posts: 627	Is there anu way to speed up the prosess, or at least help it along? __________________ Not guts, no glory! Current Tank Info: 95 Gal Eheim MP, 400W coralvue reeflux 10k 4x25W T5 25k

10/02/2007, 12:54 PM	#4
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	patience grasshoppa.... patience.... and good water quality! __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

10/02/2007, 01:03 PM	#5
God of thunder Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Iceland Posts: 627	I suspected that answer __________________ Not guts, no glory! Current Tank Info: 95 Gal Eheim MP, 400W coralvue reeflux 10k 4x25W T5 25k

10/06/2007, 07:35 PM	#7
God of thunder Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Iceland Posts: 627	IÂ´ve done that for almost two months now. when i first got ot ot produced a new branch, but it hasnÂ´t grown at all since then, it eats like crazy when i feed it, i supose patience is the key, like always right? __________________ Not guts, no glory! Current Tank Info: 95 Gal Eheim MP, 400W coralvue reeflux 10k 4x25W T5 25k

09/27/2007, 12:28 AM	#2
badguitarist Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: corvallis oregon Posts: 285	unfortunately no, but if they are in a healthy tank don't worry they can grow exceptionally fast. i have seen branching colonys grow from a few polyps to monster colonys in less than a year.

10/06/2007, 07:10 PM	#6
Kurt03 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,602	feeding them 1-2 times a week will help alot too. just dont over do it. My frogspawn likes mysis.

10/06/2007, 07:39 PM	#8
bpd964 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bridgeport, CT Posts: 2,237	It's gonna need the proper calcium levels to grow as well...

10/06/2007, 07:56 PM	#9
God of thunder Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Iceland Posts: 627	What do you say about 470-490 ppm? thatÂ´s my calsium level __________________ Not guts, no glory! Current Tank Info: 95 Gal Eheim MP, 400W coralvue reeflux 10k 4x25W T5 25k