Can someone please help me with my hammer coral!!!

[Natescorals]

The lighting period might be a bit long.

Can't really say about the intensity. I had a pair of them over a 75, but a 20 long is a much smaller tank. If the corals like it, don't change it.

What intensity did you have yours run at? Or is the par the same no matter the intensity?

 

[W1ngz]

Par depends on intensity, distance and water depth. I ran mine at 65b 10w about 10in over the water.

 

[Natescorals]

Par depends on intensity, distance and water depth. I ran mine at 65b 10w about 10in over the water.

On a 20 gallon long what would you recommend for intensity? It’s sitting about 6 inches above the surface

 

[W1ngz]

I really have no way of knowing that. You'll just have to go by how the corals respond after being under a particular setting for 7-10 days. If you have, or know someone with a par meter, or a seneye monitor that has a hobby grade par meter in it, you could measure the par at the top of the rock and the sand.

 

[W1ngz]

Maybe in the lighting section you can find someone who has one over a small tank.

 

[35ppt]

A cheap LUX meter will give you a general idea as well if you can't swing the PAR meter.

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[45ZoaGarden]

Did you not understand what leave it alone means? ;Hilarious Don’t change a single thing! Just wait it out. If you start messing with filtration and lighting, it will just stress the coral out even more.

 

[Oldsalt]

I agree. Get rid of the poly (not the floss) and, perhaps, the carbon. Puri-gen isn't something I'd be using with Euphillia because they (hammer/torch/frogspawn) apparently don't like the stuff.
Aside from that (and maybe take out the carbon), leave it alone. The more we mess around, the quicker things go wrong. Do one thing at a time and observe for a week. Then move on. Patience.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

They don’t?

My 45g cube is running sponge, two bags of purigen, two pads of poly filter, gfo reactor, carbon reactor, cheato reactor, uv sterilizer, mangroves, and skimming heavily. My euphyllia are doing just fine

I agree. Get rid of the poly (not the floss) and carbon. Puri-gen isn't something I'd be using with Euphillia because they (hammer/torch/frogspawn) apparently don't like the stuff.
Aside from that (and maybe take our the carbon

 

[Fishingandreefing]

That is a Duncan coral, not hammer. But do you have a coral light? Like an actual light MADE for coral? Also make sure the fish in your tank are reef friendly

It’s hammer lol

 

[Oldsalt]

My LFS insisted that Puri-gen can be quite detrimental to Euphillia. Mine all suffered after using the stuff. After I took it out, they started extending again after a week.

 

[Natescorals]

They don’t?

So hammer corals don’t like purigen?

 

[Natescorals]

I think it was the shrimp because why would it be perfectly fine right until I put the shrimp in?

 

[Natescorals]

My GSP closed up a lot too when I had the shrimp because it used to hang out on it

 

[Natescorals]

So I tested my parameters using API test kit.
I used Salifert to test nitrates.
Temp is at a steady 78
PH is 8.2
Ammonia is 0
Nitrates are 25 with both kits.
Alkalinity is 196.9, 11dkh
Calcium is 420
Phosphates 0
Salinity is 1.025

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Lol they don’t mind purigen. That’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. Maybe your lfs was referring to chemiclean? Or flu rx? I have two bags in my 45 gallon ;Hilarious Indo torch, indo Hammer, Indo frogspawn, and a Duncan that has gone from 3 heads to 8 in the past 2 months.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Forgive the rather empty tank. I just cut up 90% of my zoas and sold or kicked them to the frag tank. Working on making room for sticks ;Hilarious

 

[ReeferWarrant]

Is it in too much flow? Mine doesnt have it's mouth exposed like that and the way the tentacles are draped you may have too much flow going on it.

 

[IKD]

Not to pepper with questions, but what are you feeding and how often? I had issues with over feeding at first before stopping entirely and having much better luck. I would also try to find a spot and leave it be versus moving around too much. They take time to settle to a spot.

 

[Natescorals]

Lol they don’t mind purigen. That’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. Maybe your lfs was referring to chemiclean? Or flu rx? I have two bags in my 45 gallon ;Hilarious Indo torch, indo Hammer, Indo frogspawn, and a Duncan that has gone from 3 heads to 8 in the past 2 months.

Hey how do you regenerate your purigen?