Wife Impulse Bought | Where do I place or do I trade?

[Zaxh]

Well, my wife went to my LFS without me and thought it would be a nice gesture to come back with something that pops! She decided to buy a green/blue wall hammer about the length of 3/4ths of a pencil. I already have branching hammers but after researching I see that wall hammers especially this size aren't the best suited for a tank in my size.

I do want to keep this wall hammer, and my tank from Blue Friday is coming and will be set up in the next month or so, so I was wondering where I could place this hammer in my tank. I can't keep it on the sand as the polyps touch low. Any ideas?

(Excuse the mess, I just dosed my tank with phyto.)

 

[Lavey29]

It might be ok there for a month or get some flat rock rubble and raise it a bit

 

[gbroadbridge]

Trade wife, keep the hammer on piece of rock or anything to keep it off the sand.

 

[Idech]

Keep it ! Glue it on a rock and place the rock on the sand.

 

[Dburr1014]

Wall hammers are difficult.

 

[Zaxh]

Wall hammers are difficult.

That’s what I’ve been hearing… that’s why I’m so nervous. $150 for it

 

[Uncle99]

Mine on the sand for years.
Never an issue.

 

[Lavey29]

Mine on the sand for years.
Never an issue.

Those aren't wall hammers though righ. Nice hammer garden

 

[Uncle99]

Those aren't wall hammers though righ. Nice hammer garden

The green, yellow and brown are 4” base hammers, smaller one a branching.

 

[Spare time]

I'd definitely keep it. Wall hammers are not common

 

[Zaxh]

Keep it ! Glue it on a rock and place the rock on the sand.

I did exactly that... My anemone did not like this unfortunately and has decided to move for the first time in about a month... tsk tsk..

 

[Idech]

I did exactly that... My anemone did not like this unfortunately and has decided to move for the first time in about a month... tsk tsk..

Better the anemone moves than destroy your coral.

 

[Lavey29]

The green, yellow and brown are 4” base hammers, smaller one a branching.

My bad, I didn't see the brown and the others appeared to have clumps in the photo so I thought they were branching.

 

[Zaxh]

I'd definitely keep it. Wall hammers are not common

Not too sure if it’s still acclimating. My other hammer polyps are fully extended while this one is closed up. Kind of worried as I can see the skeleton (lights turned off 10min ago, so it retracted)

 

[Spare time]

Not too sure if it’s still acclimating. My other hammer polyps are fully extended while this one is closed up. Kind of worried as I can see the skeleton (lights turned off 10min ago, so it retracted)

I think it looks fine

 

[Zaxh]

I think it looks fine

When she picked it up at LFS she said it was the size of slightly larger than a softball and fully round. Hopefully it will perk up

 

[santeeeyyy]

When she picked it up at LFS she said it was the size of slightly larger than a softball and fully round. Hopefully it will perk up

check ammonia levels. I had a hammer and my first time I killed it because I did a water change and the temp may have killed off my cycle. oops

 

[Zaxh]

check ammonia levels. I had a hammer and my first time I killed it because I did a water change and the temp may have killed off my cycle. oops

I haven’t tested ammonia in a while, but honestly doubt it’s that? I have a bunch of other happy hammers, lps and softies

 

[santeeeyyy]

I haven’t tested ammonia in a while, but honestly doubt it’s that? I have a bunch of other happy hammers, lps and softies

I didnt either. but it was a suprise when I brought the water to a lfs to test it while I shopped the morning after because I love free stuff, and its a plus when its a free water test.

 

[PokeFish]

I wouldn't worry about ammonia if your tanks cycled, you haven't been feeding anything odd, and nothing died. Overall looks like your tank is pretty new so some param swings are to be expected.
If the hammer begins to show signs of death like tissue recession, dropping polyps, etc, you can try to take it back to the lfs for credit! You can also see if any local reefers want it.
But that's the worst case! I think you'll be fine since hammers are pretty tough. Just watch out for brown jelly disease. Goodluck!