Hammer coral help!

[FlameangelLover]

Hey I do weekly water changes and i have a clownfish pair and clam and a toadstool in my tank. I don't want to start dosing my tank because I'm such a beginner. Could i get 1 hammer coral and still be steady enough to not need to dose? my clam needs steady alk mag and calc and he is the priority

 

[BryanM]

tank specs, size, water change amount and schedule?

 

[FlameangelLover]

tank specs, size, water change amount and schedule?

40 gal breeder
weekly water change of 5gallons which i think is 12%

 

[MnFish1]

The more coral you add the more likely you will need to dose calcium and alkalinity. s the clam grows you may also need to. So I don’t see any reason not to get the hammer. IF your tank is stable dosing does not need to be complicated. I suppose you could also change more water If needed. Good luck. Let us know what you choose

 

[BryanM]

Seems like a good addition to me.

The only way to know if/when you need to dose is to keep monitoring, but since you're doing water changes I find it unlikely you'll need to dose anytime soon.

 

[MnFish1]

The more coral you add the more likely you will need to dose calcium and alkalinity. s the clam grows you may also need to. So I don’t see any reason not to get the hammer. IF your tank is stable dosing does not need to be complicated. I suppose you could also change more water If needed. Good luck. Let us know what you choose

PS - by not complicated - I mean you can dose with a measured amount of Alk every xxx days - (I always would mix it first) - but as you can see in some BRS videos you can just add it to the tank. It would be nice to see a picture of your tank