Hammer Coral Growth

[beehive124]

Hi all! My hammer has some baby heads on it and I was wondering about how long it takes them to grow into full heads. Thanks!

 

[Lowkey reefing]

Depending on your levels. The baby heads take a long time. The faster growth comes from heads splitting. So new heads for me takes a year to see em through. Splitting just a few months.

 

[beehive124]

Very interesting thanks!

 

[Nick Steele]

Yeah new heads take awhile. They grow faster if you’re able to cut them off and place them in more light as when still attached to mama they get barely any.

 

[Lowkey reefing]

No worries.

Thats in my experience on branching hammers. The new heads take forever, splitting existing heads go alot faster. Idk

 

[beehive124]

Yeah new heads take awhile. They grow faster if you’re able to cut them off and place them in more light as when still attached to mama they get barely any.

Is it a pain to cut them off? Do you have to wait until a certain point to cut them off?

 

[Nick Steele]

It depends I have never personally done it. A few people on here have but imo I wouldn’t do it personally just for fear of hurting the health head.

 

[beehive124]

I think I’ll play it safe and not try and trim the thing