Hammer coral closed up with mouth open help

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Hi, my hammer coral is not extended with mouth open, the water parameter are 8.4dkh akalinty, 450 calcium, 1600ppm mag, and 1.023salinty with nitrate below 25ppm. Please help!
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Hi, my hammer coral is not extended with mouth open, the water parameter are 8.4dkh akalinty, 450 calcium, 1600ppm mag, and 1.023salinty with nitrate below 25ppm. Please help!
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It is stressed and assure youre providing moderate light and water flow but the issue I see likely causing this is Low salinity ( you want 1.025-1.026) and Very high mag (best range is 1300-1350) and up to 1450 is acceptable but 1600 is Extremely high.
Assure also that phosphate is not elevated
 

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