First pic: lights on
Second pic: lights of
I have recently set up a new tank and moved all my coral and fish over everything is doing good and parameters are pretty stable but this green hammer coral has shrunk back a lot. Any suggestions would be great on how to save it!
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@708_reef
80d
Could try and lower flow area
@Reefer27
80d
It thought of that but there’s not a lot of flow I have it very low I’m probably just going to keep an eye on it, it seems to have been more out during the day and doing a bit better 🤞
@JRHREEF
80d
Nice hammer. What exactly are your parameters? Is this your first hammer coral in your tank?
@Reefer27
80d
Yes this is a new setup but everything is from my old tank but it’s my only hammer in the tank I haven’t done any testing except for nitrite 0 ammonia 0 and nitrate 15
@JRHREEF
80d
Hammers love balanced water. I keep my nitrates at 15 to 20 with phosphates at .15 to .20 depending on if your other inhabitants can handle that high of nutrients. I would say 10 to .1 is the goal with an ALK of 9 to 10 and cal at 400 (that’s the luck I’ve had in my hammer tank). I can tell when my phosphate or magnesium is to low, they recede like the one in your photo. They can take more flow than what people think. Test everything and make sure your others are in par and you’ll be fine! Best of luck
@Reefer27
80d
Ok thanks I’ll update in a few weeks!
@Glowing_Daisy_51
75d
hope it bounces back
@Reefer27
75d
Thank you it’s already looking better!
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Mine did that too but bounced back after 3-4 days. How long has it been in the new tank?
It’s been in the new tank for about 5 days