Hammer coral

[Quev]

Hey just trying to see if anyone knows why my hammer coral isnt opening up as full as it used to. My calcium is high but other then that I'm not sure what's wrong. The new picture is the one where it looks kinda small.
*specs*
14.4g
Light is a Fluval reef LED (25000k) 565lumen

Ph 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Kh 8
Calcium 560
Phosphate 0
Salinity 1.025

 

[Flippers4pups]

Hey just trying to see if anyone knows why my hammer coral isnt opening up as full as it used to. My calcium is high but other then that I'm not sure what's wrong. The new picture is the one where it looks kinda small.
*specs*
14.4g
Light is a Fluval reef LED (25000k) 565lumen

Ph 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Kh 8
Calcium 560
Phosphate 0
Salinity 1.025

Your tank looks rather new. Most LPS corals do well with some nitrate and a little phosphate.

Try increasing feeding and cut back water changes for a week.

N03 around 5ppm and P04 at .02

 

[Chris Wells]

My hammer is my specialized NO3 and PO4 test kit. It will shrink and thin if nutrients are too low. Also, if splitting or growing heads, it sometimes will thin out.

+1 to What @Flippers4pups said above.

Chris

 

[Reefer Deez]

Have you tried feeding it? Try some reefroids or reef chilli or squirt some mysis into whe you feed your fish from time to time.

 

[Chris Wells]

Have you tried feeding it? Try some reefroids or reef chilli or squirt some mysis into whe you feed your fish from time to time.

I really like "Coral Heaven" from IPSF....the texture is like grains of Aragonite sand. So, if you take the long coral feeder of BRS 2 pack and draw up some of the tank water soaked food, no flow, you can sprinkle food with gravity. Like @Reefer Deez suggested, I think hammers likes to be fed.