How big is your hammer?

[Sdbuehler1]

I’ve had this hammer coral in m my tank for about 2 years. It has grown from 2 heads to well over 20. Does anyone have one this big or bigger? Just wondering how big they will grow in captivity.

 

[Lavey29]

Nice, I have one started one head now 16 heads.

 

[muggle0981]

14 yr old colony-was 1 main piece till my hand hit it then had 2

 

[muggle0981]

10 yr old hammer

 

[i cant think]

I’ve had this hammer coral in m my tank for about 2 years. It has grown from 2 heads to well over 20. Does anyone have one this big or bigger? Just wondering how big they will grow in captivity.

I had one that was 2 heads to 15-20 in 1 year. Unfortunately that one was lost a few months ago so currently it’s a case of how big is my collection…

Is it safe to say im addicted?

 

[Lavey29]

Here is my HG. It's 2 years old and 16 heads now.

 

[GlassMunky]

They will outgrow your tank given the opportunity. I’ve had colonies half the size of a basketball before.
In the wild they can cover LARGE areas.

There was once a story on ReefBuilders of a LFS that had a single colony on wall hammer that took up an entire 75G tank…. The colony itself WAS the liverock there was nothing else in the tank. And that’s in captivity.


EDIT: It’s actually a 90G (still same footprint tho) and then got upgraded again to a 200G

 

[GlassMunky]

Here the article
https://reefbuilders.com/2016/02/15/this-giant-hammer-coral-is-the-aquascape/

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

I don't have any but I plan on getting one.

 

[i cant think]

Here the article
https://reefbuilders.com/2016/02/15/this-giant-hammer-coral-is-the-aquascape/

This is honestly my dream, a 5’ tank with a 3-4’ hammer colony.

 

[Sdbuehler1]

Here the article
https://reefbuilders.com/2016/02/15/this-giant-hammer-coral-is-the-aquascape/

Holy smokes that is huge!!! I like a good challenge.. hold my beer :)

 

[GlassMunky]

Holy smokes that is huge!!! I like a good challenge.. hold my beer :)

They have a 30 year head start on you lol

 

[GlassMunky]

They have a 30 year head start on you lol

If that article is correct on their timeline that coral is almost 35 years in captivity….
I’m only 37 years old myself

 

[i cant think]

If that article is correct on their timeline that coral is almost 35 years in captivity….
I’m only 37 years old myself

New challenge…
Keep a coral thriving for 40+ years.

I wonder how old the longest coral in captivity is.

 

[1112-425XL]

I have fragged this hammer at least a dozen times.

 

[Reeferbadness]

I have a few hammer colonies but this 3 year old bicolor is the biggest

 

[VintageReefer]

bought this as 2 heads, March 2023

13 months later….it’s around 25 heads with tons of baby heads developing

 

[kevgib67]

I’ve had this large gold hammer for quite a few years but still only has one head. I’m hoping it grows a few more that I can frag and sell.

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

can you grow those with Nicrew Gen 2 lights?

 

[Sdbuehler1]

can you grow those with Nicrew Gen 2 lights?

I am not that familiar with Nicrew lights but unless I’m reading the wrong specs it looks like they are freshwater plant lights.