Hammer coral not opening

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Hi there I'll start by saying I was told this was a hammer coral or hammer frogspawn hybrid. The seller convinced me I could grow it just as easily as softies. Well my leather I bought from him is doing amazing and this little guy seems finicky. It closed after the 2nd dally being in my tank.

Ph 8
Kh 6.79
Nitrates 15

I know my nitrates are a little high but I am planning on trying to doing a bigger water change this weekend.

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Tank looks very new. Euphylia will be hard to keep at this point. Your alkalinity is low and you're lacking a calcium, magnesium and phosphate test
 
Just to add on to what he says you should also monitor your salinity its the most over looked and easiest to test for.
 
Pic is blurry. Is the tissue already retracted with the skeleton showing on top?
 

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