Hammer coral not doing well

[JustinMN18]

Hey everyone, I woke up this morning to my hammer coral losing its polyps, and looking like it was half eaten. I've had it for about a month and everything was fine until this morning. My other corals appear to be good.

Ammonia 0.2, nitrite 0.02, nitrate 2, salinity 34, phosphate 0.04, alk 8.8dkh, calcium 500, mag about 1350.

I am new to the hobby, so I'm not sure what could be happening. I just the other day added another hammer next to it, a couple inches away.

 

[proxy001]

"Ammonia 0.2, nitrite 0.02, nitrate 2, salinity 34, phosphate 0.04, alk 8.8dkh, calcium 500, mag about 1350. "
If your tank is cycled, you should not have ammonia or nitrite.
Your nitrate might be a little low for LPS.
Low flow, good light and gentle target feeding can help.

 

[Pistondog]

Hey everyone, I woke up this morning to my hammer coral losing its polyps, and looking like it was half eaten. I've had it for about a month and everything was fine until this morning. My other corals appear to be good.

Ammonia 0.2, nitrite 0.02, nitrate 2, salinity 34, phosphate 0.04, alk 8.8dkh, calcium 500, mag about 1350.

I am new to the hobby, so I'm not sure what could be happening. I just the other day added another hammer next to it, a couple inches away.

Any fish

 

[Triple.T]

any brown jelly substance present? I've lost 3 hammers from Brown Jelly disease. Not sure what caused it. If you have any iodine or coral dip I'd dip it immediately .

 

[PTXReef]

any brown jelly substance present? I've lost 3 hammers from Brown Jelly disease. Not sure what caused it. If you have any iodine or coral dip I'd dip it immediately .

+1 for BJD, dip asap and be very careful not to blow any of it around. If it gets on to another coral, that could get it too. I had some of the jelly go from a hammer to a discosoma, both were gone quickly (less than a day for the hammer, 3 days for the mushroom).

 

[JustinMN18]

Any fish

I have a kole tang, 2 clowns, a yellow watchman, a tux urchin, fire shrimp, and then some hermits and such. I've never seen the fish go After the corals

 

[JustinMN18]

any brown jelly substance present? I've lost 3 hammers from Brown Jelly disease. Not sure what caused it. If you have any iodine or coral dip I'd dip it immediately .

I don't have iodine (should I buy some???) And do have coral dip. I'll try that.

Ar what point do you throw it away? When it's empty?

 

[Beck]

When they look that bad I've never seen them come back. I'd toss it.