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uv - 85I've been topping off with RO, not sure why I said that lol. I've been kind of struggling with keeping my pH at 8.0 or higher, not too long ago I added some airline tubing to the air venturi of my protein skimmer so that it can take in air from my bedroom, but I haven't seen any difference so far. The only other stony coral I have other than the hammer is an acan. The only thing that I am manually dosing is Red Sea AB+, nothing else. Sorry about that; Ultra Violet, Violet, Royal, and Blue are at their max during the photoperiod; the photoperiod lasts from 1 pm to 8 pm (7 hours). Would the acclamation procedure look something like this?
violet - 95
royal 98
blue 100
Green 5
red - 4
Cool white 20
In addition to lighting flow and placement are important.
Avoid extremely bright locations or areas of very high current, and avoid areas that are too dark or with currents that are too low. Fast currents risk damaging the soft, fleshy polyps (and getting an infection). Bright lights will cause bleaching. Insufficient lighting will cause this coral to wither away and starve to death.
Hammer corals only require a moderate amount of light for photosynthesis and can grow well in the intermediate regions of your tank. Just about any reef LED lighting should be sufficient for most tanks. Reduce white light intensity and get it off the sand bed which sand can irritate it.
The polyps should sway in the current, but not sustain so much pressure they are constantly bent over their skeleton. Too much flow will tear the polyps (worst case) and cause the polyps do not extend in the first place (best case). So, don’t give them too much flow.
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