Obriy
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I have several hammers that had polyps nicely inflated, but the tops of the polyps (actual hammers) were packed quite dense together.
I've noticed in recent months that my Hammer polyps grow longer. First I was glad, since a bit longer polyps sway nicely in the flow and I like more movement in my tank. But, now I'm starting to worry, since that elongation continues and those "hammer-like" tips of the polys look more like rounded and less "hammer-like".
This has been happening with two different hammer colonies, so it has to be environment-related. But, I cannot figure out what could it be. There are no major changes in water parameters except for me upgrading lights from Fluval Marine Sea 3.0 to Nicrew Hyperreef and added just a bit more white light while keeping the same PAR levels.
ChatGPT is to no help. It says that the reason can be either too much light or not enough light, too much flow or not enough flow, and so on.
I don't have good photos to show before/after, but not sure they would add much to my description anyway.
Can anyone help me to understand what's happening?
I've noticed in recent months that my Hammer polyps grow longer. First I was glad, since a bit longer polyps sway nicely in the flow and I like more movement in my tank. But, now I'm starting to worry, since that elongation continues and those "hammer-like" tips of the polys look more like rounded and less "hammer-like".
This has been happening with two different hammer colonies, so it has to be environment-related. But, I cannot figure out what could it be. There are no major changes in water parameters except for me upgrading lights from Fluval Marine Sea 3.0 to Nicrew Hyperreef and added just a bit more white light while keeping the same PAR levels.
ChatGPT is to no help. It says that the reason can be either too much light or not enough light, too much flow or not enough flow, and so on.
I don't have good photos to show before/after, but not sure they would add much to my description anyway.
Can anyone help me to understand what's happening?
