Mission Hammer Revive

[OperationReefTherapy]

LFS game me this coral due to it not doing well in their system. Rather than letting it just die I took the challenge of trying to nurse it back to life.

 

[liddojunior]

What is your game plan?

Any dips? I’ve seen lots of success on the forums when they use KFC dip.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Thats awesome. Just watch out for any BJD as that is most commonly found in stressed euphyllia. Can't wait to see updates!

 

[liddojunior]

What is wrong with it? The tissue being not even remotely recessed makes me think it’s a healthy coral that kinda got placed in a new tank since the polyps aren’t extended

It also looks like it just recently split

 

[OperationReefTherapy]

It is rather translucent. I noticed it had aptasia on the “trunk”. I think it’s a combo of the light and aptasia irritating it. I didn’t dip and was going to give it a day or two to give me some kind of indicators on what it wants. I’m not terribly concerned with disease due to the shop being quite reputable. I think it is just picky with the light and maybe magnesium is low.

 

[liddojunior]

It is rather translucent. I noticed it had aptasia on the “trunk”. I think it’s a combo of the light and aptasia irritating it. I didn’t dip and was going to give it a day or two to give me some kind of indicators on what it wants. I’m not terribly concerned with disease due to the shop being quite reputable. I think it is just picky with the light and maybe magnesium is low.

Did it have larger polyps before ? Is it possibly a torch coral and not a hammer. It kinda looks like a cristata torch coral

 

[OperationReefTherapy]

Did it have larger polyps before ? Is it possibly a torch coral and not a hammer. It kinda looks like a cristata torch coral

I honestly don’t remember. I just feed it reef roids and will see if it opens up in a little bit. If not I’ll snag another picture tomorrow.

 

[i cant think]

Did it have larger polyps before ? Is it possibly a torch coral and not a hammer. It kinda looks like a cristata torch coral

I agree that it looks more like a Cristata or Glabrescens than it does an (F.) Paraancora.

 

[Goaway]

That's not an cristata. Cristata have very noticeable septa when retracted like that. Its very easy to count septa on these types of coral.
Not my picture.


Could still be a torch coral though.

Good luck with it!

 

[VintageReefer]

Ok I’m joining the game :) my entries/guesses/suggestions

1) That is a purple torch with green tips
2) there is nothing wrong with it
3) put in low to medium flow and medium light
4) don’t feed it. Entice it to come out. It will be encouraged to extend for light if you don’t feed it.
5) broadcast feed the tank a few days in a row but don’t give any direct. Again, entice to come out. Let it smell the food blowing all around and think to itself, hey, I want that, I’m going to come out
6) agree - clearing aiptasia was definitly a smart move and could have caused this. Give safe stable conditions and it should come out. Looks like a nice one too

 

[OperationReefTherapy]

Some new photos today. Thank you all for the suggestions. I’ll keep the post updated with progression photos .

 

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