Gold Hammer Flow Change

beehive124 · Mar 13, 2022

Hey All!

My gold hammer wasn’t quite getting enough flow and light, so I decided to move him a couple inches to better suit his needs. He was a bit stressed, but I figured it would buff out. Well, it’s been about 3 days and he’s been all shriveled up. No BJD. Should I just give him some more time?

ph: 8.1-8.2
Alk: 9.8
Cal: 480
Mag: 1430
Nitrate: <0.2 (Trying to get it up)
Phosphate: 0.20

shwareefer · Mar 13, 2022

Considering it's surrounded by happy frogspawn I would say it's more about light acclimation than flow (unless there happens to be a jet of water right there). If that's the spot you want it, then find a way to shade it for a while. I find an empty onion bag or similar draped overhead works well to cast a nice shadow.

beehive124 · Mar 13, 2022

shwareefer said:
Considering it's surrounded by happy frogspawn I would say it's more about light acclimation than flow (unless there happens to be a jet of water right there). If that's the spot you want it, then find a way to shade it for a while. I find an empty onion bag or similar draped overhead works well to cast a nice shadow.

Awesome thanks!