Hammer coral flow

[CB06]

is it normal for the flow to hold wall hammers polyps up like this. I don’t like how it’s shaping them. I like the look of hammers when it’s more of a ball of polyps. The flow isn’t to much it’s a gentle wave. Any ideas to stop the flow picking holding the polyps up. Also I only got the wall hammer yesterday.

 

[Cali Reef Life]

Random flow usually works. Did you get branching hammer or wall hammer. My wall hammers tend to stay up might be the hammer.

 

[Stigigemla]

It is too early to say. Normally I have them in 1 to 5 cm/s.
They like alternating flow. You can try to give it 1 or 2 mysis in a few days.
Often they open up more the day after feeding. it ca take a week or two for it to get used to the new tank.

 

[CB06]

Random flow usually works. Did you get branching hammer or wall hammer. My wall hammers tend to stay up might be the hammer.

It’s a wall hammer is this just how they are?

 

[CB06]

It is too early to say. Normally I have them in 1 to 5 cm/s.
They like alternating flow. You can try to give it 1 or 2 mysis in a few days.
Often they open up more the day after feeding. it ca take a week or two for it to get used to the new tank.

Would I need a smarter pump to get alternating flow mine isn’t adjustable.

 

[Stigigemla]

Normally it wouldn´t be a problem when placing the corals where two pump flows in opposite directions meet.