Hammer Coral?

[KJones90s]

Brand new, put in tank last night, opened up fine.
This morning it looks like this...

Is it dead?
Ignore the hermit in the back.

 

[James M]

Looks dead.

 

[Saintnovakai]

Dog dead.

 

[KJones90s]

Any ideas on what might have killed it?

 

[IanK]

The only way to help we need your water parameters. It's probably something bad for a coral to go from open to totally gone

 

[James M]

Any ideas on what might have killed it?

How was it acclimated ?
See any polyp bailout ?

 

[Rjukan]

While it does look dead atm, leave it in the tank. I had one that looked just like it and after a couple months it started growing again, seemingly out of dead skeleton. Now I have 2 heads of nice hammer coral.

 

[KJones90s]

How was it acclimated ?
See any polyp bailout ?

Drip acclimated, then placed in the sand bed.
I’m not sure what polyp bailout is, newbie sorry. [emoji28]

 

[KJones90s]

While it does look dead atm, leave it in the tank. I had one that looked just like it and after a couple months it started growing again, seemingly out of dead skeleton. Now I have 2 heads of nice hammer coral.

I’m really hoping it bounces back, that was a $40 frag.

 

[James M]

Drip acclimated, then placed in the sand bed.
I’m not sure what polyp bailout is, newbie sorry. [emoji28]

If you search it up you can see

 

[KJones90s]

If you search it up you can see

Yea I YouTubed.
I didn’t see anything like that yesterday.

 

[rogersb]

Basics - what's your alk, calcium, salinity, and temperature?

 

[James M]

Don’t see how parameters are relevant ...it’s already dead

 

[KJones90s]

Basics - what's your alk, calcium, salinity, and temperature?

I’ll measure when I get home.
Working now [emoji53]

 

[Crabs McJones]

Don’t see how parameters are relevant ...it’s already dead

Possibly to save the rest of the livestock in the tank. If theres a parameter way off this coral may just be the start.

 

[James M]

Possibly to save the rest of the livestock in the tank. If theres a parameter way off this coral may just be the start.

I’m referring to this situation. I don’t know the rest of his livestock

 

[alton]

there is always that chance when we move fish/corals they will not make it. Another reefer on here and I went to Austin and each bought a orange hammer frag. He put his in his tank (which is perfect) and I placed mine in my tank. His died and mine is still alive. Its hard to explain sometimes. When I frag my euphyllia I always frag two heads, they seem to do better than single head.

 

[KJones90s]

I’ll measure when I get home.
Working now [emoji53]

Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10ppm (water change day today)
pH 8.4
Salinity 1.025
Calcium 480ppm
Phosphate 0.25ppm

 

[KJones90s]

Bump

 

[Garin fisher]

Looks good to me... what kind of fish do you have in the tank? Anything that nips at coral? Any chocolate chip starfish?