Does my hammer have polyp bailout

[goodspeed]

I am looking for some help with my hammer and candy cane as they both are not happy I think the hammer has polyp bailout tank has been running for 8 months now below are my tank parameters

Salinity 1.026

CALCIUM 510ppm

ammonia 0.2-04ppm

Nitrate 5-10 ppm

Ph 8

Magnesium 1500

Kh 8.5

Po4 0ppm

Any help would be appreciated

 

[BonnieB]

A couple of questions and observation. What is the flow and lighting like? While they are easy and tolerant LPS normally they both need medium light and flow to be happy. A good ramp up and down schedule is how I’ve had success. They definitely look unhappy. I can barely see any flesh band and that’s not a good sign. Most of us keep our magnesium between 1350-1400 (I like it higher personally but always start a new tank on the lower end) and calcium should be at about 400. I would do some small water changes and get phosphates in the tank because your corals need some for their growth and health. I also feed my corals (ReefRoids, AB Plus, mysis etc.) to help with nutrients they need like aminos. I didn’t see any real flow in your pics so I’d adjust your Powerhead to give it a gentle sway of the hammer and a gentle circulation around the candy cane. Your tank is young and still going through parameter swings I imagine so take it slow adding stuff and be patient.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Polyp bailout means the polyp is gone and you see only skeleton. I see flesh here so it has not bailed, but very unhappy. As mentioned above, details on light and flow will help us. How long have you had these corals? What kind of test kits are you using?

 

[goodspeed]

Polyp bailout means the polyp is gone and you see only skeleton. I see flesh here so it has not bailed, but very unhappy. As mentioned above, details on light and flow will help us. How long have you had these corals? What kind of test kits are you using?

Hiya for flow I use a MP10 and test kits are Red Sea and light is the fluval sea 32watt light tank is the Roma 125 litre and had them for about 4 weeks

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

What intensity is the the light? IMO 32 watts is a bit too low for your tank, I have 55 watts on my 15 gallon, and 100 watts on my 32 gallon. Sorry, I hate giving bad news about lights because they are so expensive, but I think this is a low light issue

 

[Reginald Reefer III]

0.0 PO4 is not good.

 

[Dom]

I am looking for some help with my hammer and candy cane as they both are not happy I think the hammer has polyp bailout tank has been running for 8 months now below are my tank parameters

Salinity 1.026

CALCIUM 510ppm

ammonia 0.2-04ppm

Nitrate 5-10 ppm

Ph 8

Magnesium 1500

Kh 8.5

Po4 0ppm

Any help would be appreciated

One obvious issue is the presence of ammonia. My money is on inadequate lighting.

Looking at the specifications of your tank, it states that tank is 20" high. That is a lot of depth for a 32 watt light, and I question if you are getting enough PAR.

 

[goodspeed]

Hi I have done a water change in hope to bring down the ammonia and I have purchased another fluval sea 32watt light and it does look a lot brighter in there now i have also got a par meter off Amazon