Head pinched.

[Notsolostfish]

My 1 year old hammer all of sudden the head looks deflated, open mouth. And looks like dying. And this happened yesterday. It started with the polyps looks deflated. I did iodine dip this morning. But it seems to get worse.



Alk:9.1
Cal:460
Mag:1440
Ph:8.2
Nitrate 15
Phosphate: cant test with hanna because silicate interference as i was dosing silicate for dino treatment. But last month icp test showed me i was at 0.11

Temp:77F

No new changes to my tank, and i dose phyto everyday.

 

[Uncle99]

Looks like it is being bothered by someone.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Looks like it is being bothered by someone.

Exactly thats what i thought uncle, i wish i can figure it out who, i have hippo, yellow wrasse, yellow tang, tomini. I dont know anymore

 

[Uncle99]

Exactly thats what i thought uncle, i wish i can figure it out who, i have hippo, yellow wrasse, yellow tang, tomini. I dont know anymore

I do have this happen quite regularly but the effect is only temporary.

My blue is quite clumsy.

Also known for tasting corals when bigger, mine did, but just once.

 

[Notsolostfish]

I do have this happen quite regularly but the effect is only temporary.

My blue is quite clumsy.

Also known for tasting corals when bigger, mine did, but just once.

Iv had that same condition happen to my hammer before, but thats when i had peppermint shrimp so i assumed it was the shrimp, and i rehomed it, didnt happen after. And now im getting same condition. Is there anyway i can save it? I did iodine dip this morning

 

[Uncle99]

Iv had that same condition happen to my hammer before, but thats when i had peppermint shrimp so i assumed it was the shrimp, and i rehomed it, didnt happen after. And now im getting same condition. Is there anyway i can save it? I did iodine dip this morning

I tend to just do nothing for a day or two.
Doesn’t look to bad.

 

[Notsolostfish]

I tend to just do nothing for a day or two.
Doesn’t look to bad.

Woke up for a polyp bail uncle :/

 

[Miami Reef]

Is it possible to do a large water change and then add fresh activated carbon to a media bag?

 

[Notsolostfish]

Is it possible to do a large water change and then add fresh activated carbon to a media bag?

Did a water change few days ago, and i have a carbon reactor running 24/7

 

[Miami Reef]

Did a water change few days ago, and i have a carbon reactor running 24/7

How much water was changed? When I have coral issues, I like to do big ones. It resets things.

Also, please stop dosing phyto for the time being. Skim heavy and wet. Just feed the fish reasonably. I’ll try to help you fix this.

When was the last time you changed the Carbon?

 

[Notsolostfish]

How much water was changed? When I have coral issues, I like to do big ones. It resets things.

Also, please stop dosing phyto for the time being. Skim heavy and wet. Just feed the fish reasonably. I’ll try to help you fix this.

When was the last time you changed the Carbon?

My last carbon change was 47 days ago, i did 20% on my 150G. I do monthly water changes

 

[Miami Reef]

My last carbon change was 47 days ago, i did 20% on my 150G. I do monthly water changes

Can you do another 20%? That will help. I’m very successful at keeping torches and hammers. I never had a loss. I really believe I can help you.

I would change the activated carbon. Use less, and change it more frequently. About every 2-3 weeks.

Next we’ll take a look at lighting and flow, but let’s make these changes for now.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Can you do another 20%? That will help. I’m very successful at keeping torches and hammers. I never had a loss. I really believe I can help you.

I would change the activated carbon. Use less, and change it more frequently. About every 2-3 weeks.

Next we’ll take a look at lighting and flow, but let’s make these changes for now.

Just for the record thats my tank.z

 

[Miami Reef]

Just for the record thats my tank.z

Oh, I see. Looks like most of the corals are fine. Hmm weird. Try to see if something is picking at the hammer.

You don’t need to do the water change or Carbon change if you don’t want to. Try to see if something is picking at them.

You have a really nice tank!

 

[Uncle99]

Woke up for a polyp bail uncle :/

You’ll need to keep a close watch on your tank friends.

Your corals look great so I have no concerns with environment.

When 1 polyp goes poof and everyone else fine, I suspect someone got carried away and either bumped or bit that one polyp.

Can’t say I don’t get that from time to time.
Found a crab once. Seen my blue taste a hammer.
But this thing has stopped for a year ish now.

 

[Miami Reef]

When 1 polyp goes poof and everyone else fine, I suspect someone got carried away and either bumped or bit that one polyp.

I agree. It’s been happening to a few of their hammers, so it’s pretty selective. It’s not just one hammer.

 

[Notsolostfish]

I agree. It’s been happening to a few of their hammers, so it’s pretty selective. It’s not just one hammer.

The last hammer that this happened was a baby hammer head were gettign shaded, so i had brown jelly on them, i cut them out, cleaned the head. And it was fine. I had a torch head bailout 4 weeks ago. I dont know if this stuff just happening randomly

 

[Miami Reef]

The last hammer that this happened was a baby hammer head were gettign shaded, so i had brown jelly on them, i cut them out, cleaned the head. And it was fine. I had a torch head bailout 4 weeks ago. I dont know if this stuff just happening randomly

Does the bailout seem to happen at a specific time: night or day? or is it just random?

Inverts are usually awake at night. That’s why I ask. It can help us clue in if there might be something picking at it.

 

[BryanM]

You have quite a few more fish than what you listed. The list are all reef safe, so they shouldn't be the issue.

I had to rehome a filefish, dwarf angel, and a foxface - all classified as "reef safe with caution", but the filefish was eating my cynarina, the dwarf and foxface both wanted my trachy.

If that hammer isn't sick then its getting picked on by something.

 

[exnisstech]

Sorry I'm no help but have a question. Do you find the magnifier (?) useful?